Szechuan Beef - Chili Pepper Madness

Ingredients

• 1 pound flank steak (sliced into bite-sized pieces - you can use other cuts of beef. See the recipe notes.)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil (or use olive oil)
• 1 large bell pepper (chopped)
• 2 jalapeno pepper (chopped (optional for spicy - use serrano peppers for extra!))
• 10 dried chile de arbol peppers (- optional for extra spicy - or use japones or other dried peppers you love)
• 1 tablespoon Szechuan peppercorns (- or use black peppercorns)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger (- fresh minced ginger is good too)
• 1 tablespoon honey (or more for sweeter)
• 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (- fresh minced garlic is good too)
• 1 teaspoon sriracha (or more to taste)
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch (for thickening)
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon szechuan peppercorns (lightly toasted and ground or use black peppercorns instead)
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice
• Cooked white rice or noodles, spicy chili flakes, chopped green onion, toasted sesame seeds