Black Pepper Beef Recipe

Beef Stir-Fry with Peppers Recipe

Yield: Serves 2 as a main dish with rice or 4 as part of a multicourse meal

Ingredients:

8 oz (250 g) beef tenderloin, flank steak or flap meat, cut into pieces

2 ½ tablespoons cooking oil

1 clove garlic, minced

One 1 in (2.5 cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced

½ small green bell pepper, deseeded and cut into pieces

½ small red bell pepper, deseeded and cut into pieces

½ onion, cut into strips

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Salt, to taste

Marinade:

1 ½ teaspoons Maggi seasoning sauce

½ teaspoons soy sauce

½ teaspoon dark soy sauce

1 teaspoon oyster sauce

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or sherry

½ teaspoon cornstarch

½ teaspoon sesame oil

½ teaspoon sugar

Method:

1. Marinate the beef with all the Marinade ingredients, about 15 minutes.

2. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Stir-fry the beef until the beef is browned on the outside but still pink inside. Dish out and set aside.

3. Heat the remaining oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Stir-fry the garlic and the ginger until aromatic, and then add the green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, and black pepper. Stir-fry until you smell the aroma from the ingredients in the wok.

4. Transfer the beef back into the wok or skillet. Stir-fry until the beef is cooked through and the center of the meat is no longer pink, about 1-2 minutes. Dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.