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Pepper Lunch

Pepper Lunch is a very popular Japanese chain restaurant serving a sizzling hot plate filled with rice and steak! It is the easiest 30 minute dinner you can make at home with so much flavor and served hot and fresh on a skillet. Just like they do in the restauran but at home and even better!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yields2 servings
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Servings2 servings

Ingredients

STEAK

  • 1 pound steak, thinly sliced
  • 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1/2 to 1 tablespoon chili paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons ginger paste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons butter or oil

FOR ASSEMBLY

  • 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup yellow sweet corn
  • cooked jasmine rice

Instructions 

  1. To a saucepan over medium-low heat, add the soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili paste, black pepper, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, and rice vinegar. Mix together and bring to a simmer.
  2. Combine the cornstarch with the water until dissolved and add it to the pan.
  3. Mix as the sauce slowly starts to thicken.
  4. Once it has the consistency of a sauce, take it off the heat and transfer it to a bowl.
  5. To a skillet or large pan over medium-high heat, add a tablespoon of butter or oil. Add a serving of rice to the center. Add one portion of thinly sliced steak around the rice.
  6. Drizzle as much or as little sauce over the steak, adding as much or as little as you’d like.
  7. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until the steak is done to your liking.
  8. Add the corn and green onions on top. Finish off with some more cracked black pepper on top to enjoy!

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