When I first cooked black pepper chicken, I followed everything written in the recipe. I provided almost all the ingredients, such as onions, garlic, black pepper, cornstarch, red and green peppers, except for Worcestershire sauce, which I replaced with oyster sauce. I also add salad leaves for vegetables.

Then after some times, I simplified the recipe to my own version, to make it more practical and cheaper 😜

This time I cooked black pepper beef using only the main ingredients, not using additional ingredients. I also use a fat slice for the meat, which is still half of the pack (the other half had been cooked to become bulgogi).

Oke, let's bring it on.

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Preparation

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Main ingredients:

• Beef 250 gr
• ½ onion cloves, chopped
• 2 tbsp black pepper (depending on taste), ground coarsely
• 2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
• Soy sauce
• Oil for sauteing
• Salt and flavoring

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Optional ingredients:

• Peppers
• Cornstarch
• Worcestershire sauce / oyster sauce

Note:
I didn’t use those three optional ingredients. I replaced the last two ingredients with an instant black pepper sauce.

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How to cook

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• Coat the meat with soy sauce until it is absorbed, about 30 minutes (But I skipped it).
• Heat the oil. Sauté garlic and onions.

• Add meat, give enough water, stir until it changes color.
• Add soy sauce, black pepper, black pepper sauce, water, salt. Adjust the taste.

• Stir until cooked and the sauce thickens. Ready to serve.

Note:
In some recipes there is a different order: first, stir-frying the meat until it is slightly cooked, then add the garlic and onions. So the onions are still somewhat intact when served.

Well, maybe I'll try a different order next time. And also, I'll add a little more vegetables to make it look fresher.

Are you interested in making it?

Thank you for stopping by and reading this post. See you again!

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All images original photo by me @sigota
Camera: Xiaomi mi5s
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