Delicious Chinese Pepper Beef and Vegetables. Tender beef cubes and frozen vegetables are cooked in a homemade thick sauce to make a yummy stir-fry the whole family will love. Complete this meal by serving over rice or noodles.
Chinese Pepper Beef recipe
This Chinese Pepper Beef recipe is so good! The beef slices are tender, and covered in a homemade savory sauce! We also add in frozen vegetables to make it super easy! Served over a bowl of hot rice (or noodles) with an egg roll on the side this might become your new dinner favorite!
Tip: Looking to make a whole buffet? Also try my Chinese Chicken and Broccoli, Takeout General Tso’s Chicken and Homemade Wonton Soup too!
What kind of beef should I use?
I recommend using beef cubes, or thin flank steak. You can also use sirloin steak or skirt steak.
What kind of frozen vegetables should I use?
Look for the frozen vegetables labeled as “Asian medley” or “stir fry blend” in the frozen food section. Alternatively, you can really use any mixture of frozen vegetables if you have a couple open bags in the freezer you need to get rid of.
How to make this beef pepper stir fry
Brown the beef in a skillet, cooking until it’s fully cooked.
Make the sauce by mixing green peppers, frozen vegetables, tomato paste, beef broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, ginger and black pepper together in the skillet. You’ll want to cook this until the sauce thickens.
Add beef back into the skillet with the sauce and simmer. This will let the beef soak up the yummy sauce!
Serve pepper beef and vegetables over rice or with lo mein noodles.
Recipe Tweaks
- Don’t want to use steak? You can use pork tenderloin or chicken if you’d like.
- You can use fresh vegetables if you want! Steam fresh broccoli and carrots to soften them up before adding to them to the skillet. You can also add baby corn, sugar snap peas, cabbage and beansprouts to the meal!
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Chinese Pepper Beef and Vegetables
PrintIngredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound beef cubes or thin flank steak
- 1 large green bell pepper chopped into thin slices
- 10 ounce bag frozen asian medley vegetables (any frozen vegetable medley will do)
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
Instructions
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add beef, stirring often, cooking until it's browned and completely cooked and no longer pink inside – about 10 minutes. Remove beef from skillet and set aside.
- Place the skillet back in the stove and add tomato paste, beef broth, green pepper, frozen vegetables, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, pepper and ginger in the skillet. Bring the sauce to a low boil, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes to thicken it.
- Add beef into the sauce mixture and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Serve beef and vegetables over rice or noodles. Enjoy!
Stacy | Wicked Good Kitchen says
Pamela, I am so hungry now after looking at your egg rolls photo! I always crave Asian food and need to make your Chinese Pepper Beef Cubes with plenty of vegetables. Yum! A perfect winter meal. Thanks for sharing and I hope you’re having a great week!
Jessica @ Sweet Menu says
I LOVE egg rolls! I only tried them for the first time a little while ago, totally hooked now! This looks like such a yummy dinner!
Christin@SpicySouthernKitchen says
I have to have an egg roll too! This looks like the perfect meal to serve them with!
Angela Donava says
It looks so delicious!
Have a nice day!
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yummychunklet says
What a delicious looking dish! Thanks for sharing!
Marcie says
As much as I love fresh veggies, I love meals like this full of cooked ones — it’s major comfort food! This would be so much better than the take out Chinese — it looks delicious, Pamela!
Ruby Red Apron says
This looks delicious! I also love Chinese food to warm up with and it’s always extra better with an egg roll on the side. ๐
Michelle says
Oooo that looks like a tasty dinner. Perfect for these cold winter nights. I agree with you that an egg roll definitely finishes off the meal perfectly to make it feel complete. Yum! #client
K / Pure & Complex says
This i most definitely savory and amazing dinner. I think I might have to change what I’m having for dinner tonight ๐
Mary Frances says
I absolutely adore egg rolls! They are one of the best things about Chinese food. Your pepper beef just completes the meal – do you deliver?? ๐
Pamela says
Hahaha, I wish Mary Frances! I’d trade for some of your baked goods!
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
It’s been so long since I had e Tai Peiยฎ egg rolls or spring rolls! Thanks for igniting a craving Pamela! Now if only I could blink and a plate of your Chinese pepper beef could appear on my table ๐
Rachel (Rachel's Kitchen NZ) says
Oh, I love how easy this dish is Pamela and using the frozen vegs saves so much time.
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
I love chinese food, too! And I would have to say that egg rolls are my favorite…and sesame chicken ๐ These look delish!
GiGi Eats says
Ha and I officially want lunch and it’s only 10… Awesome. LOL!
Kelly says
The weather has been brutal here too and this looks like a fabulous meal to sit down to after being out in the cold. Those egg rolls look perfect with your yummy beef dish! Love all that sauce over the pretty veggies!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
The beef looks very tender and delicious!
Melanie says
Yum, this looks incredible! Thank you for the recipe!
Melanie @ meandmr.com
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
i dont eat beef or pork so anytime there is vegetable rolls involved, i get excited ๐
Ashley says
Yum! I love making dishes like this at home! This beef dish sounds perfect!
Anna @ shenANNAgans says
My fave Chinese dish is sweet & sour pork, I know…. kinda lame! I havent actually tried authentic Chinese foods, but I hear the real deal is very different than the Aussie variety. I will have a hunt around for this brand at my local. ๐
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
My favorite Chinese food changes. I go in obsessive streaks of only ordering lo-mein, or General’s Tso chicken (that was my favorite in college), currently loving Mongolian beef or Cashew Chicken. This dish looks like a cinch to make at home. Yum!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says
I’ve been looking for the perfect dinner recipe for Chinese New Year! I think I’ve found the meal! I love the flavours, Pamela! So yummy!
Christina| A Soulful Twist says
This looks delicious!
Sophie says
ooh waw, a tasty easy speedy dinner that I also love! Yum!
Suzanne says
Yummy love Chinese Food, well Asian food in general. Looks delicious.
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert says
We eat a ton of Asian food in my house. I’d much rather make it at home than order out. This Chinese beef sounds yummy! I can’t wait to try it!
Amy (Savory Moments) says
I love Chinese food and trying to recreate take-out dishes at home. Orange chicken is one of my personal favorites along with any fried rice. This beef dish looks tasty!
Nicole - Coking for Keeps says
I cannot get enough Asian food! Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, I love it all! This beef is perfectly savory just the way I like it, and looks like the perfect weeknight meal!
Monica says
What a fun post and a yummy recipe, Pamela! I’m originally from Hong Kong and we have lots of traditional Chinese food for Chinese New Year (prepared by my mom) but we love Chinese-American dishes like these! The sweet and sour combo, the sauce, the rice with it, is just irresistible! It’s great of you to make and share this!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
My favourite chinese dish has to be anything sweet and sour. I am not a huge fan of Chinese food, but this sounds really good.