Sesame Beef and Red Peppers
Sesame Beef with Red Peppers. Flavorful beef and peppers over rice. Red pepper flakes give a little bite.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 pound boneless New York strip steak thinly sliced
- 2 red bell peppers ribs and seeds removed, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds toasted
- cooked brown rice for serving
- optional: thinly sliced scallion greens for serving
Instructions
- Separately, cook brown rice, according to pkg. directions.
- In a small bowl combine soy sauce, sherry, sugar, vinegar, red-pepper flakes and cornstarch.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat.
- In two batches, cook meat, undisturbed, until browned on only one side, about 2 minutes per batch.
- Transfer to a plate.
- Add 1 teaspoon oil and bell peppers to skillet and cook, stirring, until peppers are crisp-tender, 2 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds.
- Whisk soy sauce mixture and add to skillet, along with steak.
- Cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, 1 minute.
- Stir in toasted sesame seeds.
- To serve: spoon beef mixture over rice and top with scallion greens if desired.