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Black pepper beef stir fry with green pepper, red onion and spring onion.
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Black Pepper Beef Stir Fry Recipe

Stir-fried black pepper beef is a super quick Chinese-influenced takeaway that is fiery with lots of black pepper but quite light and very quick to cook.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Anglo Chinese
Keyword beef in black pepper sauce, black pepper beef, black pepper beef stir fry, chinese black pepper beef
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 850kcal
Author Brian Jones

Ingredients

  • 400 g Beef Steak 14oz (I use rump)
  • 1 Large Egg White
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine
  • 4 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Sesame Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Cornflour Cornstarch in the US
  • 1 Medium Green Pepper
  • 1 Medium Red Onion 150g
  • 3 Spring Onions
  • 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
  • 2 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
  • 1½ teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Dark Brown Sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon MSG

Instructions

  • Add the egg white to a mixing bowl and pour in the Shaoxing wine, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, cornflour, and 1 teaspoon of the black pepper, then whisk to combine.
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  • Trim the beef of fat and sinew and cut it into strips 3-5mm (⅛-¼") thick and 5-6cm (2") long, and mix it through the marinade. Allow it to sit for at least 10 minutes.
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  • Cut the pepper in half, deseed it, remove the stalk and then cut it into strips approximately 3-5mm (⅛-¼") thick.
  • Top and tail the red onion, cut it in half lengthways and peel it, then slice it into strips lengthways about 3-5mm (⅛-¼") thick.
  • Remove the outer leaves of the spring onion, then slice them as thinly as you can at a 45° angle to the stem.
  • Heat a wok over a very high heat and when almost smoking, add the cooking oil.
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  • Remove the beef from the marinade and stir-fry it for 90 seconds, then remove the beef from the wok and set it aside.
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  • Add the sliced red onion and green pepper to the pan and stir-fry for a minute.
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  • Return the beef and add the remaining marinade, black pepper, sugar, light soy sauce and msg, then stir-fry for a final minute.
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  • Toss through most of the spring onion, reserving a little for garnish.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 850kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 59g | Fat: 60g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 36g | Cholesterol: 287mg | Sodium: 1569mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g
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