Mongolian Beef

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup carrots, julienned (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ginger, minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup brown sugar
hot pepper sauce
1 package vegan beef strips
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 bunch green onion, cut into 2 inch pieces
sesame seeds (optional)

Coat the soy beef strips with cornstarch. Heat vegetable oil. Cook the beef until heated through. Add garlic, carrots, and ginger then pour in soy sauce, water, brown sugar, and hot pepper sauce. Allow to boil until thickened. Add the white parts of the green onion only first, then add the green parts after a few minutes. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with jasmine rice.