Black Pepper Steak Stir Fry
Black Pepper Steak Stir Fry– Most people wouldn’t consider steak and stir fry to be a healthy meal but with the right balance of ingredients, you can maximum flavor while maintaining a small waistline. I love using lean cuts of beef flank, filet of sirloin are always reliable and cooks fast, which is great for a post-work or post work out meal.
Here’s a few tools I think you’ll need to successfully pull this recipe off:
Lodge 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet
Winware 12 Inch Aluminum Non-Stick Fry Pan
OXO Good Grips Utility Cutting Board, 10.5 x 14.5
Victorinox 48993 Fibrox Pro Cutlery Gift Set, 4-Piece, Black
Artisan 3-Piece, Steel Serving Spoon Set
Anchor Hocking 4907 6-Piece Glass Prep Bowl Set, Clear
Long Handle Wooden Cooking Mixing Oval Spoons, (Set of 4)
Black Pepper Steak Stir Fry
Most people wouldn’t consider steak and stir fry to be a healthy meal but with the right balance of ingredients, you can maximum flavor while maintaining a small waistline. I love using lean cuts of beef flank, filet of sirloin are always reliable and cooks fast, which is great for a post-work or post work out meal.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 310kcal
Ingredients
- Black Pepper Steak:
- 1 lbs. flank sirloin or filet steak, cut in ¼ inch slices against the grain
- 1 tablespoon Yamasa less sodium light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon rice wine
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Sauce:
- ¼ cup Yamasa less sodium light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ginger grated
- 1 garlic clove chopped
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- ½ cup unsalted beef stock
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ onion chopped large
- 1 red bell pepper chopped large
- ½ lbs. sugar snap beans
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon sesame seed oil
- 3 cups brown rice or 1 lbs. whole wheat spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl mix soy sauce, rice wine, cornstarch and black pepper. Then add steak and let sit for 15 minutes.
- In a bowl mix soy sauce, ginger, garlic, fish sauce, rice wine, beef stock, black pepper, sugar and cornstarch, sit to the side.
- Heat a skillet over high heat, add oil and once smoking add beef and cook for 1 minute on each side then sit to the side. Reduce heat to medium-high and add onion, bell pepper and sugar snaps, cook for 1 minute constantly stirring (if you notice vegetables sticking add 2 tablespoons of water) add beef then add sauce, once sauce comes to a boil. Cut off heat, stir in sesame seed oil and serve over rice or pasta and garnish with sesame seeds.
Notes
Portion size, 4 oz. protein with sauce and vegetables, 4 oz. whole wheat pasta or ½ cup brown rice.
You can use a pound of shrimp, chicken or seitan as a substitute for the steak.
