This Easy Pepper Steak recipe can be ready to go in 30 minutes, and is full of the great Chinese pepper steak flavors we all love!
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Easy Pepper Steak
This easy pepper steak stir-fry is full of great flavor!
Ingredients
Marinade Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. corn starch
- 1/8 tsp. coarsely-ground black pepper (or more/less to taste)
Pepper Steak Ingredients:
- 1 lb. thinly sliced flank steak or sirloin, cut diagonally across the grain into thin strips
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 12 mini sweet peppers, thinly sliced (or 2 regular-sized bell peppers, thinly sliced)
- 2 scallions, sliced diagonally into 1 inch pieces, white and green pieces separated
- 2 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
Instructions
To Make The Marinade:
- Add all marinade ingredients to a large bowl or ziplock bag, and stir to combine. Add the sliced steak, and toss in the marinade. Cover/seal and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.
To Make The Pepper Steak:
- Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the sweet peppers and white part of the scallions, ginger, garlic, and saute for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a plate.
- Add the remaining 1 Tbsp. oil to the saute pan. Remove half the steak from the marinade with a slotted spoon (reserving the marinade) and saute about 2-3 minutes until browned, stirring occasionally. Transfer steak to plate with the veggies. Saute the remaining steak, then transfer to plate.
- Add the reserved marinade to the skillet and cook for 1 minute or until thickened. Add the steak, veggies and green parts of the scallions to the skillet, and stir to combine. Cook for an additional minute, then remove from heat.
- Serve immediately over rice or quinoa.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
What is the max time you can marinade the meat before cooking? Thx!
Up to 12 hours.
~Ali
Just had to come on here and say that this is super yummy and super easy! Best “stir-fry” type of recipe I have made! Thanks for the recipe!
Would sesame oil work, maybe give it more of an Asian flare. I’ve been using evoo, but thought I would check. I love this recipe, I’ve made it multiple times!!
Simple recipe, quick to make, and oh so delicious!! Thank you!
This was super easy and fantastic Ali! I just had to post about my experience making it, even though my photos don’t do it justice! :) And I linked back to you about a bazillion times over so cheers to you!
not sure what I did wrong but did not turn out very good at all
I have a question: your recipe says scallions but am I correct in thinking you meant green onions?
I found your recipe on Pinterest, my first time cooking one of yours, and it’s a keeper! This was fast (and I’m slow in the kitchen), easy and delicious! Thanks for a great recipe to add to my rotation!
We had this tonight and it was fantastic! I loved the presentation with the mini peppers. This will certainly be repeated. Thank you for a delicious recipe, perfect for a busy weeknight!
Oh, this looks damn good!! So full of flavor :) I can’t wait to get a taste of this!