Here’s a restaurant-style Sizzling Chinese Pepper Steak with Onions recipe — juicy beef, crisp-tender vegetables, and a bold, savory sauce that’s perfect over rice or noodles! 🍜🔥
🥩 Sizzling Chinese Pepper Steak with Onions
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
🧄 Ingredients:
- 1 lb (450 g) beef sirloin or flank steak — thinly sliced against the grain
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar or Shaoxing wine (optional for authentic flavor)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (for stir-frying)
- 1 large onion — sliced
- 1 green bell pepper — sliced
- 1 red bell pepper — sliced
- 2–3 garlic cloves — minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger — minced
🍶 Sauce Mix:
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce (optional but adds great flavor)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- ½ cup beef broth or water
- ½ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked for that “sizzling” bite)
- ½ tsp sugar (balances the sauce)
🔥 Instructions:
- Marinate the Beef:
In a bowl, mix sliced beef with soy sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, sesame oil, and vinegar/wine.
Let it marinate for 10–15 minutes while prepping vegetables. - Make the Sauce:
In another bowl, whisk together all sauce mix ingredients until smooth. Set aside. - Stir-Fry the Beef:
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat.
- Add beef and stir-fry for 2–3 minutes until browned (don’t overcook).
- Remove beef from the pan and set aside.
- Cook Veggies:
- Add another tbsp oil.
- Sauté garlic and ginger for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add onions and bell peppers. Stir-fry for 2–3 minutes (crisp-tender).
- Combine & Sizzle:
- Return beef to the pan.
- Pour in the sauce mix and stir well until it thickens and coats everything beautifully.
- Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper generously for that signature sizzle flavor.
- Serve Hot:
- Serve immediately over steamed rice or noodles.
- Garnish with green onions or sesame seeds if desired.
🍚 Tips:
- For extra “sizzle,” serve on a hot cast-iron plate — it’ll literally sizzle when the sauce hits it!
- Substitute chicken or tofu for a lighter version.
- Add a few drops of chili oil or crushed red pepper if you like it spicy.
Would you like me to give you a healthy Mediterranean-style or Weight Watchers-friendly version of this Pepper Steak next?
