Black Pepper Beef with Red Bell Pepper

Name: Black Pepper Beef with Red Bell Pepper
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 people
Ingredients: 14 oz Beef Steak; 1 large Red Bell Pepper; 1 medium White Onion; 3 cloves Garlic; 2 stalks Spring Onion; 1 tbsp Black Pepper Powder; 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce; 1.5 tbsp Sweet Soya Sauce; 1 tsp Rice Vinegar; 1 tbsp Corn Flour; 2 tbsp Olive Oil

Dairy-FreeUnder 30 MinsHigh ProteinStovetopDinnerChinese • Pan-Asian

Easy

20minutes

420kcal

2people

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A classic, savory, and peppery Asian stir-fry featuring tender beef slices and crisp red bell peppers in a glossy black pepper sauce.

This Black Pepper Beef with Red Bell Pepper is a takeout-style classic you can easily make right at home. The secret to perfectly tender beef is thinly slicing your steak and tossing it with a bit of corn flour before cooking—a technique known as velveting. Combined with a punchy, savory sauce made from your oyster sauce, sweet soya sauce, and a generous kick of black pepper, this stir-fry comes together in minutes. It is incredibly rich, peppery, and slightly sweet, making it the absolute perfect main dish to serve over a steaming bowl of white rice alongside your cold, jammy Mayak eggs.

Ingredients

400 g Beef Steak
1 large Red Bell Pepper
1 medium White Onion
3 cloves Garlic
2 stalks Spring Onion
1 tbsp Black Pepper Powder
2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1.5 tbsp Sweet Soya Sauce
1 tsp Rice Vinegar
1 tbsp Corn Flour
2 tbsp Olive Oil

Instructions

1
Slice the beef steak thinly against the grain. In a bowl, toss the beef with half of the corn flour, a small splash of the sweet soya sauce, and a pinch of the black pepper powder. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
2
Chop the red bell pepper and white onion into bite-sized chunks. Mince the garlic and slice the spring onion, separating the white and green parts.
3
In a small bowl, whisk together the oyster sauce, remaining sweet soya sauce, rice vinegar, remaining black pepper powder, remaining corn flour, and about 60ml of water to create the sauce.
4
Heat half of the olive oil in a large pan or wok over high heat. Add the marinated beef steak in a single layer. Sear for 1-2 minutes per side until browned, then remove the meat from the pan and set aside.
5
Add the remaining olive oil to the hot pan. Toss in the white onion, garlic, and the white parts of the spring onion. Stir-fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
6
Add the red bell pepper chunks and stir-fry for another 2 minutes until slightly softened but still crisp.
7
Return the cooked beef steak to the pan. Give your prepared sauce a quick stir and pour it over the meat and vegetables.
8
Toss everything together continuously for about 1 minute until the sauce becomes thick, glossy, and coats all the ingredients.
9
Remove from the heat, garnish with the green parts of the spring onion, and serve immediately.

Chef's Tips

•Slicing the beef 'against the grain' (cutting across the long muscle fibers) is crucial for making the meat tender and easy to chew.
•Make sure your pan is smoking hot before adding the beef to get a nice brown sear without boiling the meat in its own juices.
•The sweet soya sauce replaces both dark soy sauce and sugar that are traditionally used in this dish, giving it a beautiful dark glaze.

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