Pepper Steak

Best-Ever Pepper Steak

Submitted by: Carol Heidtke
Columbus Health & Rehab
servings: 4

Ingredients and cookware needed (if applicable)

  • 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 4 teaspoons packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • Koser salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1-pound flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon freshly minced ginger
  • Cooked white rice for serving 4

Instructions

  • Make sauce: In a bowl, whisk the soy sauce with vinegar, sugar, and cornstarch. Set aside.
  • In a large skillet over high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add flank steak, season with salt, and cook until cooked through and seared on all sides, about 8 minutes. Remove steak to plate.
  • Add 1 tablespoon remaining oil and red and green bell peppers to the skillet. Cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and cook stirring until fragrant. Return the beef to the skillet and pour over prepared sauce. Cook, stirring, until the sauce is glossy about 2 minutes more.
  • Serve with rice.

Special Notes
Cook for less time if you prefer your steak pink in the middle.