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Chef Larry

Pepper Steak

Chef Larry's Recipe

Ingredients
  • 1 tsp. Sesame oil
  • 1 tsp. Vegetable oil
  • 3 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 tsp. Fresh ginger, minced
  • 2/3 cup Onion, sliced
  • 10-12 oz. Beef sirloin or striploin steak, cut into thin strips
  • 1 1/2 cupBell peppers, red and green, seeded, julienne cut
  • 2/3 cup Carrot, julienne cut
  • 1/4 cup Brown sauce (recipe follows)
  • 1 T. Soy sauce
  • Fresh ground black pepper to season
  • Salt to season
  • Sesame seeds to garnish
  • Scallions, minced to garnish
  • Steamed white rice for service

Method
Prepare brown sauce per recipe, reserve. Combine beef strips, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and soy sauce. Marinate for 5 minutes.

Preheat a large wok or saute pan. Add vegetable oil to pan. Add onion and saute for 2 minutes over high heat. Stir in marinated beef strips and cook until browned. Add peppers and carrot, cook for 2 minutes. Reduce heat and add brown sauce to coat beef and pepper mixture. Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper.

Place a mound of steamed rice onto warm serving plates or a platter. Place Pepper Steak around rice. Garnish with sesame seeds and scallions.

Makes 4 Servings

Chef Larry's Brown Sauce
Ingredients
  • 1/2 tsp. Butter
  • 1/4 tsp.Shallots, minced
  • 1 oz.Smoked ham, finely diced
  • 1 Fresh thyme sprigs
  • 2 oz.Burgundy wine
  • 1 1/2 cupsBeef stock
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh ground black pepper to taste

Roux
  • 1 1/2 T. Butter
  • 2 1/2 T. Flour
Method
Prepare roux by melting 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour and mix well. Place roux in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.

Melt the 1/2 teaspoon butter in a saucepan. Add shallots, ham and thyme. Saute briefly, do not brown. Add Burgundy, bring to a simmer and cook until liquid is reduced by 1/2.

Add beef stock and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and whisk in small amounts of roux at a time. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Strain and reserve.

Makes 1 1/2 Cups

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