P F Chang's Beef a La Sichuan Recipe (Szechuan Beef, Gluten Free) (2024)

FAQs

Is PF Chang's Mongolian Beef gluten free? ›

Yes. Mongolian Beef can be prepared gluten-free upon request. When dining in, please alert your server of any allergies before placing your order.

Szechuan Beef Ingredients

To make this recipe, you will need vegetable oil, flank steak, corn starch, onion, red and green bell peppers, dried red chilies, sichuan peppercorns, salt, black pepper, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar and beef broth.

Mongolian Beef can be described as having a savory soy-based sauce with scallions as its main aromatic. Szechuan Beef has a similar soy sauce-based profile but with the addition of a spicy element, such as fresh or dried chilis and/or Sichuan peppercorns for a numbing sensation.

Szechuan beef contains 228 calories per 217 g serving. This serving contains 12 g of fat, 15 g of protein and 16 g of carbohydrate. The latter is 5.2 g sugar and 3.3 g of dietary fiber, the rest is complex carbohydrate. Szechuan beef contains 2.1 g of saturated fat and 30 mg of cholesterol per serving.

Mongolian Sauce is made from San-J's famous Tamari Soy Sauce with 100% soybeans and no wheat content, certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization and verified Non-GMO by the Non-GMO Project.

Those who prefer a more intense heat may enjoy Hunan dishes more while those who look for a unique type of spice may look to Szechuan dishes instead.

Szechuan is the phonetic spelling which was used in the West before the romanization of Chinese (called pinyin) was adopted in the 1980s. In pinyin, it is spelt Sichuan.

It has bold flavours, particularly the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chili peppers, as well as the unique flavour of Sichuan pepper. Some examples are Kung Pao chicken and Yuxiang shredded pork.

The secret is tenderising the meat. It's called velveting beef. Your cheerful local Chinese restaurant is using economical stewing beef to make stir fries with ultra tender strips of beef by tenderising it!

What is the best beef for Chinese food? ›

Flank Steak

Lean and boneless with lots of intense beef flavor. Best when marinated and grilled or sliced thin and stir-fried.

Szechuan's flavor is known more for it's sweet and spicey taste rather it being just hot. Hunan cuisin (also known as Xiang) originated in the Xiang River region and the Western Hunan Province. This style also has a "hot tongue numbing" seasoning known as 'mala'.

Ground Beef (Regular) Regular ground beef is high in fat and calories and contains more saturated fat than lean beef.

Steamed Fish and Vegetables

Takeout menus tend to offer a mild-tasting variety of protein-rich white fish, such as sole, and it's paired with mixed vegetables. The veggies add fiber, a key nutrient for digestion and heart health. If you have the chance to choose or add Chinese eggplant as a veggie, go for it.

Much of Chinese cuisine is healthy, balanced and vegetable- and grain-focused. In America, many of the most popular and widely familiar forms of Chinese food may not be the healthiest for those living with diabetes. But many of those foods can still be a part of a healthy meal pattern.

The short answer: no. Panda is not gluten-free or gluten-friendly. Panda does not serve any gluten-free dishes, even the rice is prepared alongside noodles and other food containing gluten.

All of Chang's sauces are gluten free and many of our noodle varieties are gluten free also.

This product has 1 ingredient with gluten and 2 ingredients that may have gluten.