# Black Pepper Beef

Black Pepper Beef is something I always get at Chinese restaurants but you can easily make it at home.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 lbs beef filet mignon
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
- 0.5 cup beef stock
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp sugar
- 0.25 tsp MSG
- 2 tbsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp Sichuan peppercorn powder
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 4 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 0.5 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp sesame oil

## Instructions

1. Slice beef fillet into bite-sized pieces.
2. Marinate the beef with Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt, and a little oil.
3. Mix well and let it sit.
4. Chop bell peppers and onions into petals.
5. Finely mince ginger.
6. Finely mince garlic.
7. Combine beef stock, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, ketchup, sugar, MSG, black pepper, Sichuan peppercorn powder, white pepper, and cornstarch for the sauce.
8. Whisk the sauce ingredients together.
9. In a wok with a little oil, sear the beef on all sides for a few minutes.
10. Set the beef aside.
11. Sauté the garlic, ginger, and vegetables in the same wok.
12. Once the vegetables are slightly translucent, add back the beef.
13. Pour the prepared sauce over the beef and vegetables.
14. Once thickened, finish with some sesame oil.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- wok
- ladle
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdEvGaGV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b7828da7-af5b-4871-8e05-817fff26869e
- Extracted: 2025-11-16

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