This Black Pepper BEEF Stir Fry Is Ridiculously GOOD 15 Minutes!

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while liquid aminos offer a similar flavor.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: hoisin sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Hoisin offers sweetness without shellfish, and soy sauce is more accessible.

Chop garlic and mash it to your desired size.

Dice a small onion into cubes.

Cube red, green, and yellow bell peppers, ensuring they are roughly the same size.

Chop green onions, saving some for garnish.

Dissolve half a beef stock cube in hot water.

In a bowl, mix the dissolved beef broth with 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce, 2 tablespoons light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon rice vinegar, and 0.5 teaspoon sugar.

Add 1 tablespoon cornstarch to the sauce mixture and stir until combined.

Heat oil in a pan and add the ground beef, breaking it up and browning it.

Add black pepper to the beef while cooking.

Once the beef is browned, add the diced onion and cook until softened.

Add minced garlic and cubed peppers to the pan and stir-fry until the peppers are slightly softened but still crunchy.

Pour the prepared sauce over the beef and vegetables, stirring to coat everything evenly.

Let the mixture cook for a couple of minutes until the sauce thickens and clings to the beef and vegetables.

Serve the stir fry hot, garnished with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.

Cooking Techniques

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