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Black Pepper Beef (黑椒牛柳)
A classic Chinese dish, this Black Pepper Beef (黑椒牛柳) is surprisingly easy to make at home! Tender, melt in your mouth beef, covered in a bowl-licking black pepper sauce, this is the perfect weeknight dinner.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 455 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
For the Steak
- 1½ lb flank steak or skirt cut, tenderloin, etc.
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 1½ tbsp sesame oil
- 1½ tbsp soy sauce
- 1½ tbsp Potato Starch
For the Black Pepper Sauce
- ½ cup beef broth
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mushroom flavoured dark soy sauce optional
- 1 tbsp Potato Starch
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Everything Else
- 2 tbsp olive oil divided into 2
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 1 small onion sliced
- 2 red bell pepper sliced
- 227 grams mushrooms cremini mushrooms or white mushrooms halved
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the sliced flank steak, sesame oil, shaoxing wine, soy sauce, and cornstarch. Mix until well combined. Marinate for 10 to 20 minutes, or longer if you'd like.
- In a measuring cup, combine the beef broth, oyster sauce, shaoxing wine, soy sauce, mushroom flavoured dark soy sauce, potato starch, brown sugar, salt, and freshly cracked black pepper. Set aside.
- In a large skillet on medium-high heat, add in a tablespoon of olive oil and add the flank steak in a single layer. Sear for under a minute before searing the other side for just under a minute as well. Set aside when done.
- In the same pan, heat up the other tablespoon of oil add in the minced garlic. Cook until fragrant, approximately 1 minute.
- Add in the sliced vegetables and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add in half of the sauce and continue to cook the vegetables for another minute before adding the rest of the sauce in. Let the sauce cook for another minute so it can thicken. The sauce should be just thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Add the flank steak back into the pan and stir to combine.
- Once everything is evenly coated with the black pepper sauce, you can serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
455kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
42g
(84%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
102mg
(34%)
Sodium
1795mg
(75%)
Potassium
1107mg
(32%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1869IU
(37%)
Vitamin C
79mg
(88%)
Calcium
68mg
(7%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 455
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 455kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 42g | 84% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 1795mg | 75% |
| Potassium | 1107mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1869IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 79mg | 88% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.