Pepper Lunch

Name: Pepper Lunch
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 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 two tablespoons of water; 2 to 3 tablespoons butter or oil; 1⁄4 cup green onion, thinly sliced; 1⁄4 cup yellow sweet corn; cooked jasmine rice

8 steps

Prep:20minCook:10min

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 restaurant but at home and even better!

Updated at: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:49:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories492.6 kcal (25%)

Total Fat17.6 g (25%)

Carbs25.5 g (10%)

Sugars11.3 g (13%)

Protein57.1 g (114%)

Sodium1539.9 mg (77%)

Fiber1 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

for the steak

1 poundsteak

thinly sliced

⅓ cuplow-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoonoyster sauce

½ tablespoonchili paste

¼ teaspoonblack pepper

1 tablespoonminced garlic

2 teaspoonsginger paste

1 ½ tablespoonbrown sugar

½ tablespoonrice vinegar

1 teaspooncornstarch

mixed with two tablespoons of water

2 tablespoonsbutter

or oil

for the assembly

¼ cupgreen onion

thinly sliced

¼ cupyellow sweet corn

jasmine rice

cooked

Instructions

Step 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.

Step 2

Combine the cornstarch with the water until dissolved and add it to the pan.

Step 3

Mix as the sauce slowly starts to thicken.

Step 4

Once it has the consistency of a sauce, take it off the heat and transfer it to a bowl.

Step 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.

Step 6

Drizzle as much or as little sauce over the steak, adding as much or as little as you’d like.

Step 7

Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until the steak is done to your liking.

Step 8

Add the corn and green onions on top. Finish off with some more cracked black pepper on top to enjoy!