Chinese Beef and Peppers in Black Bean Sauce

Name: Chinese Beef and Peppers in Black Bean Sauce
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian,Chinese
Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine, or dry sherry; 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 3/4 pound sirloin steak, or flank steak, thinly sliced across the grain; 2 medium bell peppers (1 green and 1 orange or red); 1 small onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 large, thin ginger slices; 1 tablespoon fermented black beans, or black bean sauce, to taste; 4 tablespoons oil, divided, for stir-frying, or as needed; 1/2 cup chicken stock, or broth or water; 1 dash salt, or to taste; 1 dash ground black pepper, or to taste; 1 dash soy sauce, or to taste

A Cantonese home-style dish features beef and peppers in a savory black bean sauce.

⭐ 4 (69 reviews) Prep: 12 minCook: 13 minTotal: 50 minYields: 4 servings

Category Tags:

Entree Dinner

Cuisine Tags:

Asian Chinese

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Instructions

Combine sugar, soy sauce, rice wine, cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon oil in a large bowl; add beef and marinate for 25 to 30 minutes.
While beef marinates, chop bell peppers into 3/4-inch pieces and onion into 1/2-inch pieces. Finely chop garlic and ginger, then chop black beans and mix with the chopped garlic and ginger.
Heat a wok over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of oil. Add the marinated beef and stir-fry until about 80% cooked; remove from wok.
Add 2 more tablespoons of oil to the wok. Stir-fry the ginger, garlic, and black bean mixture until aromatic. Add onion and stir-fry for 3 minutes, then add peppers and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes until crisp-tender.
Pour in chicken broth (or water) and bring to a boil. Return the beef to the wok, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for several minutes.
Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, or soy sauce as desired.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 412 kcal

Carbohydrate: 10 g

Cholesterol: 79 mg

Fiber: 2 g

Protein: 25 g

Saturated Fat: 6 g

Sodium: 387 mg

Sugar: 3 g

Fat: 30 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g