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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Black Pepper Beef For 3 servings
Beef fillet 300 gr Green pepper 4 branches (about 40 – 50gr) Carrot 50 gr Chili sauce 2 tablespoons Tomato sauce 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt – ground pepper – sugar – seasoning powder – monosodium glutamate) Garlic 3 cloves Cooking oil a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- For dishes like this, you should choose cuts of beef such as brisket or tenderloin, which will make the dish softer, sweeter, and more delicious.
- Additionally, you should pay attention to good beef having a bright red color, fine texture, light yellow fat, firm and elastic when pressed, and a distinctive beef smell indicating freshness.
- If the meat is dark red, has large fibers, and dark yellow fat, it is old beef that will be very tough. Or if the meat is dark red, with white fat and a slightly fishy smell, it is buffalo meat.
- Moreover, do not buy if you see the beef is dull in color, soft and watery, or has a rotten smell.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Good carrots are those that are of moderate size (not too large and not too small), with smooth, shiny skin. When held, they should feel firm and heavy.
- You should choose carrots that have a natural orange color, with green tops that are still fresh and firmly attached to the root.
- Avoid buying carrots that have strange shapes, with damaged tops and stems, wilting, or with bruises. If pressed, they should not sink in.
How to choose good green pepper
- Good green pepper clusters will have seeds that are still tightly grouped together, not falling apart into individual seeds.
- Additionally, you should touch the peppercorns to check if they are firm, and see if the color is a deep green and shiny. If they are quite soft, then the pepper is still immature and lacks strong flavor.
- Clusters of pepper with wrinkled skin indicate that they are old and have lost moisture, leaving behind shriveled seeds. These seeds typically don’t have much of a peppery aroma, and of course, you should avoid choosing them.
Where to buy fresh and quality ingredients
You can find buy beef, carrots, and onions at the nearest TasteVN supermarkets. Alternatively, you can conveniently shop online at home through the e-commerce site Bachhoaxanh.com to choose the freshest quality ingredients.
How to Prepare Green Pepper Beef
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Prepare the Beef
The beef you buy should be washed clean with water, then use paper towels or a cloth to absorb excess moisture from the surface of the beef. Next, use a fillet knife to slice the beef into slightly thick pieces, not too thin, as overly thin slices will lose sweetness and become tough when cooked.
Then, use a meat mallet to pound the meat to make it softer. If you don’t have a meat mallet, you can use a knife to chop, turning the blade over and giving a light chop to soften the meat.
How to Clean Beef Without Smell:- Method 1: Roast 1 piece of ginger until cooked, peel off the burnt skin, and when the ginger is fragrant, crush it. Use this ginger to rub on the beef, let it sit for about 3 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
- Method 2: Alternatively, you can use vinegar or white wine to wash the beef, which also helps to clean and effectively eliminate the smell.
See details: Effective Ways to Remove the Smell of Beef
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Marinate the Beef
Next, add a little salt and pepper to the meat to enhance its flavor. Then gently massage the beef so that it absorbs the seasoning. Marinate for about 10 minutes.
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Fry the beef
Add a little cooking oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, add the beef pieces one by one to fry briefly until the meat is firm over medium heat. When the beef pieces are slightly golden, turn them evenly on both sides until golden brown.
When the beef is slightly golden, fragrant, and firm, remove it to a plate.
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Stir-fry beef with sauce
Garlic is washed, peeled, and minced. Carrots are peeled and cut into flower shapes for aesthetics. Then, cut the carrots into thin slices.
Boil a little water and blanch the carrots for 5 minutes to help them soften, making them easier to cook without being raw when stir-frying.
Place a new pan on the stove, add a bit of cooking oil, and sauté the minced garlic until fragrant and golden. Once the garlic is fragrant and golden, add the fried beef into the pan. Next, add 4 cleaned green peppercorns and the blanched carrots, then stir well over medium-low heat.
Next, add 2 tablespoons of ketchup, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 ladle of filtered water into the pan. Use a ladle to stir well over low heat to let the sauce absorb into the beef.
When the sauce thickens slightly, the beef has absorbed the seasoning, and the aroma of the green peppercorns is fragrant, taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, then turn off the stove and transfer the beef to a plate. Garnish with vegetables for aesthetics, and you have completed the green pepper beef dish.
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Final Product
Unlike other black pepper sauce dishes, green pepper has a more aromatic flavor and is not too strong or spicy. The green pepper beef dish not only has a delicious and rich taste but is also very nutritious. Try making it to treat your family right away.
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