Pepper Steak
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Prep all the veggies first: sweet onion (or red/white onion) into large chunks, red bell pepper into bite-sized pieces, green bell pepper into bite-sized pieces.
- 2Mince up some garlic, peel and grate some ginger.
- 3Cut the rib eye (or New York strip) into 1-inch pieces.
- 4Tenderize the steak with a little baking soda.
- 5Marinate the steak with dark soy sauce for color, regular soy sauce for seasoning, oyster sauce, and lots of black pepper.
- 6Give the marinated steak a good mix and set it aside.
- 7Make the sauce by combining water, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, regular soy sauce, and sugar for balance.
- 8Add a little Shaoxing wine for extra flavor, if desired.
- 9Give the sauce a good mix and take it to the stove.
- 10Add oil to your wok.
- 11Add the garlic and ginger to the wok.
- 12Add in the marinated beef.
- 13Spread the beef out and leave it alone so it can get a nice char on each side.
- 14Once the steak is about 80% cooked through, add in all your veggies.
- 15Add in all the sauce.
- 16Once the sauce gets nice and bubbly, add a cornstarch slurry to make the sauce nice and thick and glossy.
- 17Finish it off with a little sesame oil.
- 18Give it one last toss.
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs ribeye steak or sirloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 medium sweet onion, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 4 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 0.5 tsp ginger, grated or finely chopped
- Cooking oil
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 0.125 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 cup water
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 0.5 tsp sesame oil, or to taste
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
- Shaoxing wine
Equipment
bowlwoklarge pan
Tips
- Spread the meat and let it sit until slightly caramelized, about 1 to 2 mins on each side.
- When adding cornstarch slurry, stir to thicken immediately.
- Serve by itself or over rice.
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