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4.41 from 5 votes

Chinese Pepper Steak

An easy stir fry dish. This version is better than take-out!
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb flank steak or top sirloin steak, thinly sliced (about 1/8 inch thick) against the grain
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil, like olive oil or canola oil
  • 2 bell peppers, seeds remove and thinly sliced

Sauce

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 3 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tbsp brown sugar, or sugar substitute
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Add all sauce ingredients to a small bowl. Whisk to evenly mix and set aside.
  • Sprinkle cornstarch over beef. Toss beef until evenly coated.
  • Add cooking oil to a large skillet or wok and bring to medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add in the beef, spreading the slices out so that none of the pieces overlap. Sear a few minutes on one side before flipping and searing the other side. Beef should not be fully cooked, only seared on both sides. 
  • Add in the bell pepper strips. Cook about 1 minute. Pour in the sauce. Stir beef and peppers in the sauce. Taste and adjust sauce as needed. Cook until sauce is thickened, and beef and peppers are fully cooked. Serve immediately with rice or rice substitute.

Notes

  • Rice vinegar is not the same as regular vinegar. Adding regular vinegar will be too acidic.
  • This dish uses two bell peppers. I used 1 green one, half a red one and half a yellow one. But you can use all green, green and red, etc. 
  • To give the sauce a darker color, you can substitute 1 tbsp of low sodium soy sauce with superior dark soy sauce.
  • Cornstarch is used to both keep the beef tender and to thicken the sauce.
  • Estimated nutrition is calculated using olive oil and green bell peppers.
Serving: 0.25of recipe, Calories: 221kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 26g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 463mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, NET CARBS: 7
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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