🥩🌶️ Black Pepper Beef (Restaurant-Style Stir Fry)
This is a fast, bold stir-fry with tender beef, onions, and peppers coated in a punchy black pepper sauce—savory, slightly spicy, and super aromatic.
🧂 Ingredients (2–3 servings)
🥩 Beef & marinade
- 300–400g beef (sirloin, flank, or tender cut), thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp oil
🌶️ Vegetables
- 1 onion (sliced)
- 1 bell pepper (green or mixed colors)
- 2–3 cloves garlic (minced)
🧄 Black pepper sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (optional but highly recommended)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1–2 tsp freshly ground black pepper (key flavor)
- ½ cup water or beef broth
- 1 tsp cornstarch (mixed with 2 tbsp water for thickening)
🍳 Instructions
1. Marinate beef
Mix beef with soy sauce, cornstarch, and oil. Let it sit 10–15 minutes.
2. Sear beef
- Heat a wok or pan on high heat
- Stir-fry beef quickly (1–2 minutes) until browned but not overcooked
- Remove and set aside
3. Cook vegetables
- Add a little oil if needed
- Stir-fry garlic, onion, and bell pepper for 2–3 minutes (keep slightly crisp)
4. Make sauce
Add:
- soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- sugar
- black pepper
- water/broth
Stir well, then add cornstarch slurry. Let it thicken slightly.
5. Combine
- Return beef to the pan
- Toss everything together for 1–2 minutes until glossy and coated
🍽️ Serve with
- Steamed white rice 🍚
- Egg fried rice 🍳
- Noodles 🍜
🔥 Tips
- Use freshly ground black pepper for best aroma
- Cook beef fast on high heat to keep it tender
- Don’t overcrowd the pan or it will steam instead of sear
- Add a drop of sesame oil at the end for extra restaurant flavor
If you want, I can also make:
- 🌶️ Spicy black pepper beef (extra heat)
- 🍜 Black pepper beef noodles
- 🥦 Healthy low-carb version
- 🍗 Chicken or shrimp black pepper stir fry
