Chinese Pepper Steak

Description

A delicious meal, served with boiled white rice, that’s easy and made from items that I’ve already got in my cupboards! My mother clipped this recipe from somewhere and it became a specialty of mine; however, I’ve been unable to find the original source.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound beef top sirloin steak
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 1 red onion, cut into 1-inch squares
  • 1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
  • 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges

Instructions

  1. Slice steak into 1/2-inch thick slices across the grain.
  2. Whisk together soy sauce
  3. sugar
  4. cornstarch
  5. and ginger in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is smooth. Place steak slices into the marinade
  6. and stir until well-coated.
  7. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat
  8. and cook steak strips in batches in hot oil so as not to crowd the pan. Cook and stir until well-browned
  9. about 3 minutes
  10. and remove steak from the wok to a bowl. Repeat with remaining steak
  11. adding more oil as needed
  12. and set the cooked meat aside.
  13. Return cooked steak strips to the hot wok
  14. and stir in onion. Toss steak and onion together until onion begins to soften
  15. about 2 minutes
  16. then stir in green pepper. Cook and stir the mixture until peppers have turned bright green and started to become tender
  17. about 2 minutes more
  18. then add tomatoes. Stir everything together to mix and blend flavors
  19. and serve.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 4

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