Tender strips of steak, stir fried in a warming black pepper sauce with peppers and onions. A quick but luxurious dinner!
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT15M
Total time: PT30M
Rating
4.81 stars (31 reviews)
Keywords
spicy, Takeaway food at home
Ingredients
450 g (1 lb) thin steak (sliced thinly, against the grain (I use sirloin))
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
4 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp sesame oil
2 medium-sized onions (peeled and chopped into thick slices)
1 green bell pepper (deseeded and sliced)
1 red bell pepper (deseeded and sliced)
2 tbsp cornflour ((cornstarch))
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp Chinese rice wine ((or replace with dry sherry))
120 ml (1/2 cup) beef stock
2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
1 tsp minced ginger
boiled rice
Categories
Dinner
Cuisine
Asian
Steps
Toss the steak slices with 1 tsp of the black pepper and the salt.
Heat 3 tbsp of the sunflower oil and the sesame oil in a wok (or large frying pan) over a high heat until hot, then add the steak.
Fry the steak for 2-3 minutes, moving it around the wok so it doesn't stick together, until browned.
Spoon out the steak into a bowl, leaving any oil behind in the wok. Turn down the heat to medium.
Add the remaining 1 tbsp of sunflower oil to the wok. Add in the sliced onions and sliced peppers.
Stir fry the vegetables for 3-4 minutes until starting to soften.
Whilst the vegetables are cooking, take a small jug and add the cornflour, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, Chinese rice wine, beef stock and the remaining 1 tsp of black pepper. Stir together to combine then put to one side.
Coming back to the wok, add the garlic and minced ginger to the vegetables. Cook for 1 minute, stirring often.
Add in the sauce we mixed in the jug to the wok and stir together. Let it come to a gentle simmer. If it looks too thick you can add in a splash of water.
Add the steak back to the wok and stir through to coat in the sauce. Cook for a further 2 minutes to heat the steak back through.
Serve the black pepper beef over boiled rice.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 441 kcal
Carbohydrates: 15 g
Protein: 25 g
Fat: 31 g
Saturated Fat: 9 g
Cholesterol: 69 mg
Sodium: 1198 mg
Sugar: 5 g
Reviews
Lindy on 2025-05-14 (5 stars): Delicious and will definitely make again!! Easy steps to follow!!
Lilly Nyamushanya on 2024-11-20 (5 stars): I really enjoyed BLACK PEPPER BEEF STIR FRY. Recipe is simple and straight forward.
Madeleine Hess on 2024-11-08 (5 stars): This recipe is really delicious and super easy to follow!
Veidra on 2024-09-18 (5 stars): We used Elk steak and tripled the recipe for this family of 4 teens and two adults. This recipe is so flavorful and so quick and easy. Thank you!!!
Andrew on 2024-07-15 (2 stars): Far too salty.
Need to add some brown sugar or honey to balance it out.
Susan on 2024-07-10 (5 stars): Awesome recipe!! So full of flavor! I didn’t have any rice wine or sherry and it was still great. So often recipes lack flavor, but not here. My husband loved it, too!
Adam Abdulrahman Garba on 2024-02-17 (5 stars): Fantastic
Jim on 2024-02-11 (4 stars): This recipe requires a large pan. I doubled it and a 12 inch cast iron was barely large enough. I didn't double the onions. That would be WAY to much.
Gabriel on 2024-01-29 (5 stars): Excellent taste
Sydney on 2024-01-07 (5 stars): I made this recipe last night for dinner, I did 1 tsp of black pepper on the beef, and 1/2 tsp in the sauce. I was worried it would be too black peppery as my boyfriend is not a fan of black pepper. But he loved it, and he even had it for leftovers for dinner today. Thank you so much for the recipe, our 3 year old really enjoyed this too. 10/10!! Would definitely recommend
Davey Houston on 2023-08-03 (5 stars): It turned out perfectly and delicious will make again!!
Carol Smith on 2023-07-15 (5 stars): Love this recipe! Have made it several times & it’s always delicious.
Tonya King on 2023-04-22 (5 stars): Fantastic meal!
I used velveted flank steak (thin slices tossed with 3/4 tsp baking soda for each pound of meat- let rest for 30 min).
Followed recipe closely on sauce and seasoning! It was wonderful. I did add sugar snap peas, bean sprouts, and broccoli.
Thanks so much!
Ms Zee on 2023-04-17 (5 stars): Easy to make I’ll make this again 👍🏽I will try another recipe….
Kevin Bridgeford on 2023-03-13 (5 stars): I made this dish and doubled the recipe for our large family and everyone loved it especially me the cook:)
Gary Blair on 2023-02-09 (5 stars): Superb. Had this tonight and absolutely put of this world.
DavidF on 2023-02-01 (5 stars): Incredible recipe. You knocked it out of the park. We subbed to your Youtube channel too. You've got the skills to really make in both Blogging & Youtube. Thanks for sharing your talents with the world.
