Cantonese Black Pepper Beef with Green Beans
Cantonese Style Black Pepper Beef made with steak, onions, peppers, &fresh green beans for a main dish way better than take out & ready in under 40 minutes!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 216kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb green beans trimmed and stringed
- 1 lb flank steak trimmed of fat
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce I use less sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp black pepper coarsely ground
- 3 Tbsp canola oil
- 1/4 cup water plus more if needed
- 1 Tbsp ginger minced
- 1 onion sliced (about 1 cup)
- 1 orange bell pepper sliced (about 1 cup)
Instructions
- Cut green beans into 2 inch long pieces.
- Pour soy sauce, cornstarch, rice vinegar, sugar, and black pepper into a bowl. Mix well.
- Slice steak with the grain into 2-inch-wide strips. Then slice the strips across the grain into thin slices. Place in bowl. Using your hands, toss the meat and seasonings together to mix well.
- Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a wok or stir fry pan over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add green beans and stir for about 1 minute. Add water and reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook until crisp-tender or about 6-9 minutes.
- Add remaining oil to pan and increase heat to high. Add ginger, onion, and peppers to pan and stir constantly for 2-3 minutes. Add beef mixture and cook until meat is no longer pink, about 2 minutes.
- Return beans to pan and mix well until heated thoroughly, about 1 minute.