Korean-Style Pepper Steak

(Originally posted on October 23rd, 2005)

Courtesy of Men’s Health, this is pretty tasty.

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb sirloin, sliced diagonally into thin strips
• 1 cup bite-size pieces red or green bell pepper (or 1/2 cup of each)
• 2 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. Dump all the ingredients into a large ziplock plastic bag. Go James Bond on it -- well shaken, not stirred. No, really throttle it. You want the soy sauce and oil to permeate everything in the bag.
2. Pour the meat, sauce, and vegetables into a medium-hot cast iron skillet, stirring frequently until the meat is seared and the vegetables begin to lose their water (about 2 to 3 minutes).
3. For a more authentic Korean-style flavor, use toasted sesame oil instead of olive oil and add 1 Tbsp rice-wine vinegar.
4. Eat with whole grain brown rice.
   

Serves 2.