Pepper Lunch, a beloved Japanese restaurant chain, offers a sizzling hot plate packed with rice and steak! It’s a quick and flavorful dinner option that you can recreate at home in just 30 minutes, served piping hot on a skillet.
Pepper Lunch
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 pound thinly sliced steak
- 1/3 cup soy sauce low-sodium
- 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
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
- 1/4 cup yellow sweet corn
- Cooked jasmine rice
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili paste, black pepper, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, and rice vinegar. Stir and bring to a simmer.
- Dissolve cornstarch in water and add it to the pan, stirring until the sauce thickens.
- Remove the sauce from heat once it reaches the desired consistency and transfer it to a bowl.
- In a skillet or large pan over medium-high heat, melt a tablespoon of butter or heat oil. Place a serving of rice in the center and surround it with thinly sliced steak.
- Drizzle the desired amount of sauce over the steak.
- Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until the steak reaches your preferred level of doneness.
- Add corn and green onions on top, and finish with cracked black pepper. Enjoy your sizzling homemade Pepper Lunch!
