Black pepper beef stir-fry
Quick and easy Cantonese recipe
Serves
2
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Beef stir-fried in black pepper sauce is a typical Cantonese cuisine. Beautifully seared slices of beef, sweet spring onions, and crisp capsicums coated in a glaze made of Chinese sauce essential ingredients which are surprisingly rich in umami flavour. This dish has a perfect balance of tastes, textures, and colours that are sharply accented by the complex heat of the crushed peppercorns. Black pepper beef stir fry is a quick dinner that’s perfect for busy weeknights or when you crave something hearty yet simple. The key to this dish is tender strips of beef, quickly seared in a hot pan to lock in all the flavours. A generous amount of freshly cracked black pepper adds a delightful, warming kick, perfectly complementing the richness of the beef.
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350g Quality Mark beef steaksi
thinly sliced1 red capsicum
sliced1 green capsicum
sliced2 spring onions
cut into 3cm pieces2 garlic cloves
chopped1 Tbsp oili
1-2 tsp peppercornsi
whole black2 Tbsp oyster sauce
1 Tbsp Shaoxing wine
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 cups Jasmine rice
steamed
Method
Put the black peppercorns in a mortar and use a pestle to crack the peppercorns coarsely. Set aside.
In a bowl, whisk the oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, and most of the black pepper (saving a little to garnish). Set aside.
Heat a cast-iron skillet over high heat until hot. Add the cooking oil, and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Keep it moving so the garlic doesn't burn. Using tongs, add the beef in a single layer. Cook the beef one minute then flip over and cook another minute. Add the capsicum and sliced white part of spring onion. Stir-fry, tossing the contents of the pan periodically to ensure everything cooks evenly.
Add black pepper sauce and sliced green part of spring onions, and toss everything together until the black pepper beef is shiny and evenly coated with sauce.
Serve with rice. Garnish with the remaining black pepper (to taste). Enjoy!
Nutrition Information per Serving (606g)
This nutrition analysis is based on 2 serves.
