Q. Can you help me find the best pepper steak recipe?

Well, the best is certainly subjective but here is a pepper steak recipe I know you will enjoy.

Pepper Steak Recipe

  • 2 1/2 lbs steak, one inch thick, cut into one inch strip
  • 2 tbsps oil
  • 1 medium onion, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 2 green peppers, diced
  • 1 tsp meat glaze dissolved in 2 tbsps hot water
  • 1 cup drained tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tsps soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup water

Place oil, onion, and garlic in a heavy skillet and simmer a few minutes. Add steak strips, seasoned with salt and pepper. Add peppers and meat glaze solution, cover, and cook 1/2 hour. Add tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes longer. Combine cornstarch and soy sauce with water and add to steak mixture, cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. This pepper steak recipe serves four.

Steak cuts recommended for this pepper steak recipe include round, top sound sirloin, chuck and minute or cube.

Sweet and Spicy Steak Sauce

Q.  I need a sweet and spicy steak sauce.

What makes this a sweet and spicy steak sauce is the combination of brown sugar and several strong spices.

  • 1 cup catsup
  • 3 tbsps brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
  • 6 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup white wine
  • 2 tbsps soy sauce
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 1 large whole shallot, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped fine
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 whole anchovies (canned in oil)

Place all ingredients in blender container and process until smooth. Simmer in saucepan 20 minutes and cool. Store sweet and spicy steak sauce in the
refrigerator until ready to use.

Are steak sauces okay for other meats?

Here are a couple of steak sauces that would taste good on pork as well as beef.

Barbecue Sauce #1

  • 1 cup catsup
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 tbsps Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsps salt

Combine all ingredients and simmer 10 minutes. Yields about 2 1/2 cups

Barbecue Sauce #2

  • 1 cup catsup
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tbsps Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsps brown sugar
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • dash Tabasco sauce
  • 1 onion, grated

Combine all ingredients and simmer 10 minutes. Yields about 3 cups

These steak sauces may also be used to barbecue chicken.