Quick & Easy Black Pepper Beef
Tender beef stir fried with a savory black pepper sauce with bell peppers and onion! This quick and easy black pepper beef is ready in 30 minutes! A delicious main that is better-than-takeout and family-friendly.
Ingredients
- ½ lb flank steak or skirt steak / flat iron steak / hanger steak
- ½ large red bell pepper diced
- ½ large green bell pepper diced
- ½ medium onion julienned
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Marinade
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or dry sherry wine / dry white wine / broth
- 1.5 teaspoon cornstarch or potato starch / tapioca starch
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon white granulated sugar or brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir-fry sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine or dry sherry wine / dry white wine / broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch / tapioca starch
- ½ cup chicken stock or beef stock, low-sodium
Instructions
- Slice flank steak against the grain at a 45-degree angle into ¼-inch thick pieces. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. (Tip: To thinly slice beef easily, freeze it for 45-60 minute fully exposed and when the exterior is hardened, slice with a sharp knife).
- Marinate sliced flank steak with the marinade ingredients as listed above for 15 minutes and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Fry beef until cooked and slightly browned on the edges, about 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Fry onions and red bell peppers until crisp and slightly tender, about 30 seconds. Do not overcook.
- Add the sauce and simmer to thicken, about 1 minute. Once thickened, add cooked beef and toss everything together. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 2210mg | Potassium: 760mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1447IU | Vitamin C: 89mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 3mg