Sizzling Chinese Pepper Steak with Onions

Here’s a Sizzling Chinese Pepper Steak with Onions recipe — tender beef, crisp peppers, and a glossy savory sauce 🌶️🥩

Ingredients

Beef & Marinade

• 450–500 g (1 lb) flank steak or sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• ½ tsp sugar
• 1 tsp neutral oil

Sauce

• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp hoisin sauce (optional but tasty)
• ½ cup beef broth or water
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp cornstarch

Stir-Fry

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1–2 bell peppers (green is classic), sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced (optional)
• Freshly ground black pepper (to taste — this dish is pepper-forward!)

Instructions

1. Marinate the beef
   Mix beef with soy sauce, cornstarch, sesame oil, sugar, and oil. Let sit 15–20 minutes.
2. Mix the sauce
   Stir all sauce ingredients together and set aside.
3. Sear the beef
   Heat 1 tbsp oil in a hot wok or skillet. Add beef in a single layer and sear quickly (about 1–2 minutes per side). Remove and set aside.
4. Stir-fry veggies
   Add remaining oil. Cook onion and peppers over high heat until just tender-crisp, about 2–3 minutes.
5. Combine
   Add garlic and ginger, stir 30 seconds. Return beef to the pan.
6. Add sauce & sizzle
   Pour in sauce and toss everything together. Cook 1–2 minutes until thick and glossy.
7. Finish with pepper
   Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Serve With

• Steamed white or jasmine rice 🍚
• Fried rice or noodles
• For sizzling-style: serve on a hot cast-iron plate

Tips

• Freeze the beef for 20 minutes before slicing — much easier to get thin cuts
• Don’t overcrowd the pan or the beef will steam
• Green bell peppers give the most authentic flavor

If you want, I can make this spicy, low-sodium, or chicken-based next 👍