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!
Made this for dinner. Amazing! I wish there was more sauce and the sauce was a little darker. I know the color doesn’t effect the taste, but then it will both taste and look like the restaurant.
We’re so happy you enjoyed it Sam! We’re not sure how to get the sauce darker though. Thanks for giving the recipe a try! :)
Made this for dinner tonight, didn’t have the rice wine vinegar so substituted with apple cider vinegar, this was SOOO good and all family approved including kids! This is a keeper, thank you for sharing with us!
Thanks for sharing Kim, we’re happy this was a hit with your family! :D
I made this last night. It was delicious! Even my husband ate it and he’s not a fan of Asian cuisine. The only thing I would change is the ginger. I thought it tasted a little strong. Will definitely make this again!
Awesome Lori, we’re happy you and your husband enjoyed this!
Oh and I also used liquid aminos instead of soy sauce. I’m not sure if there is vast difference between the two.
I made this today and it was excellent except I think I let the steak marinade too long and so it ended up being salty. Next time I’ll follow directions and just marinade for 15 min. lol
Thanks Jae! And oh no! we’re sorry it turned out on the salty side, yeah, 15 is the magic number. :)
If I marinate overnight, is it still safe to use the marinate. I am so picky when it comes to raw meat and stuff. Thanks!
Hi Gloria! It’s not safe to use some of the marinade after the meat has been in it, so if you’d like to use some for a sauce, just reserve some of it beforehand. We hope this helps!
I’m m eating this as I type!! Love it I’m missing the ginger but I’ll add that next time… So easy to make! Thank you for this recipe.
Thanks, we’re so glad you enjoyed it! :)
So I’m gonna try this tonight, but kick it up with some adobo added to the meat as I cook it. I’m folding over with hunger already!
We hope you love it, Gabriel!
Your pepper steak has a very deep dark colour. Did you use 1/4 cup of the regular soy sauce, or the dark soy sauce in your marinade? Im planning to make this soon, so I’d appreciate a quick reply. Thanks!
Hi Siew, I actually just used traditional soy sauce. Enjoy!
I’m so happy to hear you share your little blogging secret. Honestly I get so frustrated that my photos of dinner don’t turn out well! And now I’m realizing it – I need to make things earlier in the day. That should be interesting to fit into my schedule (I work 8:30-5:30).
At least I know why my photos don’t look as great as yours! Thank you for your honesty it made my day!
xo Rachel