Black Pepper Beef Recipe | Simple Home Edit

Ingredients

• 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) chuck (braising/casserole) steak or oyster blade (flat-iron/butler’s) steak, thinly sliced against the grain (see note 1 for substitutions)
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda – not to be confused with baking powder)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
• ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 tbsp shaoxing wine
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper (see note 2)
• 3 tbsp oyster sauce (you can substitute with the same amount of light soy sauce, but the flavour will be less intense)
• 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp white sugar
• 2 tbsp cooking oil (see note 3)
• 1 tbsp freshly minced garlic
• 1 red capsicum (bell pepper), seeded and cut into chunks
• 1 onion, cut into thick wedges
• 4 spring onions (scallions), cut into 2 cm ((¾ inch) batons
• Steamed jasmine rice
• Extra freshly cracked black pepper (optional)