Pepper Steak

A super easy saucy stir-fry recipe with sauteed strips of steak, peppers and onions. PERFECT over rice!

When I can cook an entrée in less time than it takes me to cook a small pot of rice, I am one happy mama!

This is a dish I grew up eating which, now that I think about it, seems odd considering I grew up waaaaaay out the country in the middle of the Deep South.

We didn't make this with Chinese take-out in mind, we made this to use up all the peppers that our gardens were pumping out.

While I don’t necessarily think of this as “Chinese food”, you can certainly nudge it closer in that direction by adding more ginger and a little sugar to the sauce when you mix it up (I’d say double the ginger and add about a tablespoon of brown sugar).

I made a note of this in the recipe below but if you’re planning to serve this with rice (which I highly recommend) you better get that rice going before you start cooking your pepper steak because this dish comes together quickly!

We used to always make it with a cornstarch slurry but I started using a brown gravy mix because it adds just a little more beefy flavor (and that’s all gravy mixes really are: cornstarch and bullion).

If you want enough to sauce to cover your rice like gravy, double the sauce recipe!

If you’re looking for something quick and easy for weeknight meals, you’ll love this one! Don’t look at the ingredient list and think it’s too much.

Most of the ingredients in the sauce are the same things you use on the steak, I just separated them into two sections to make things easier to follow!

Enjoy!

Here are a few other recipes with similar ingredients and flavor that you might also enjoy!

• Spicy Pork – Spicy strips of pork with sriracha, ginger and garlic served over rice
• Perfect Pork Tenderloin – Perfectly cooked marinated pork tenderloin with an Asian zing 
• Firecracker Chicken – Sweet and spicy chicken with a kick {Gluten Free}
• Honey Garlic Chicken {Crock Pot} – Similar to Bourbon Chicken with honey and garlic 
• Crunchy Oriental Ramen Salad – A retro salad recipe using coleslaw mix and ramen noodles
• Egg Roll Stir-Fry – An egg roll in a bowl - perfect for low carb or keto meals

Pepper Steak

Yield: 6 Servings

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

prep time: cook time: 15 Mtotal time: 15 M

Super easy recipe with sauteed steak strips, peppers and onions. PERFECT over rice!

ingredients:

Main Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs. sirloin or bottom round steak
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• Vegetable oil
• 1 red pepper
• 1 green pepper
• 1 large onion
• 5-6 cloves garlic, minced

Sauce:

• 1 packet brown gravy mix
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (or more to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

instructions:

How to cook Pepper Steak

1. Slice steak into 1/4-inch strips then toss with soy sauce and black pepper. You can cook this strait away or let it marinate up to 8 hours.
2. If you’re planning to serve this with rice, get your rice cooking before you start cooking the steak as it cooks pretty quickly!
3. Chop peppers and onion into 1-inch pieces; set aside.
4. Add just enough vegetable oil to a large skillet to coat the bottom. Heat over high heat until very hot. Add one layer of beef strips to skillet then sauté until nicely browned. Remove from skillet then repeat this process until all beef is browned and set aside.
5. Coat the bottom of the pan with a little more vegetable oil, reduce heat to medium-high then add chopped peppers and onions then sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add minced garlic and continue cooking for 2 minutes.
6. Combine sauce ingredients and mix well. Add sauce and browned beef strips (with any rendered juices) to skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is thickened and peppers are tender.
7. Note: If you'd like enough sauce to make a gravy for the rice, double the sauce ingredients.

Calories
373.27

Fat (grams)
19.42

Sat. Fat (grams)
7.18

Carbs (grams)
9.33

Fiber (grams)
1.18

Net carbs
8.15

Sugar (grams)
2.69

Protein (grams)
37.35

Sodium (milligrams)
1001.92

Cholesterol (grams)
117.20

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