Pepper steak

Pepper steak

Place of origin	China
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Beef, bell peppers, bamboo shoots
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Pepper steak (Chinese: 青椒牛肉; pinyin: qīngjiāoniúròu) is a stir-fried Chinese dish consisting of sliced beef steak (often flank, sirloin, or round) cooked with sliced bell peppers, bamboo shoots and other seasonings such as soy sauce and ginger, and usually thickened with cornstarch. Sliced onions and bean sprouts are also frequent additions to the recipe.

Evidence for the dish's existence in the United States dates from at least 1948.¹ The dish originated from Fujian cuisine, where it was known as qīngjiāo ròusī (青椒炒肉絲).² (A somewhat similar dish, 农家小炒肉 or nóngjiā xiǎo chǎoròu, also exists in Hunan cuisine.) In the original Fujian dish, the meat used was pork and the seasonings were relatively light compared to pepper steak.