Description
A quick and flavorful pepper steak stir fry featuring thinly sliced flank steak with red and green bell peppers in a savory soy-ginger sauce. Perfect for a fast and delicious weeknight dinner that rivals takeout.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (divided use)
- 1 red bell pepper (cored, seeded and cut into strips)
- 1 green bell pepper (cored, seeded and cut into strips)
- 1 1/4 pounds flank steak (thinly sliced)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- Salt and pepper to taste
Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Prepare Peppers: Heat 1 teaspoon of the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the red and green bell pepper strips and cook for 4 minutes until just tender. Remove peppers from the pan and set aside.
- Cook Steak: Add the remaining vegetable oil to the pan. Season the thinly sliced flank steak with salt and pepper. Increase heat to high and add the steak to the pan. Cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the steak is lightly browned.
- Add Aromatics: Stir in the minced garlic and ginger, cooking for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Combine Peppers and Steak: Return the cooked bell peppers to the pan with the steak mixture and stir to combine.
- Make and Add Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sugar, water, and cornstarch until smooth. Pour the sauce over the steak and pepper mixture.
- Simmer and Thicken: Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes until the sauce thickens and coats the ingredients well. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Thinly slicing the flank steak against the grain ensures tender pieces.
- You can substitute flank steak with sirloin or skirt steak if preferred.
- For extra flavor, marinate the sliced steak briefly in soy sauce and garlic before cooking.
- If you want a gluten-free version, use tamari or gluten-free soy sauce.
- Serve over steamed rice or noodles for a complete meal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 277 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 687 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
