Pepper steak () is a

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Chinese dish consisting of sliced beef

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(often

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, or

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) cooked with sliced

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s, bamboo shoots and other seasonings such as

soy sauce Soy sauce (sometimes called soya sauce in British English) is a liquid condiment of China, Chinese origin, traditionally made from a fermentation (food), fermented paste of soybeans, roasted cereal, grain, brine, and ''Aspergillus oryzae'' or ''A ...

and

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, and usually thickened with

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. Sliced

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s and

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s are also frequent additions to the recipe. Evidence for the dish's existence in the

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dates from at least 1948. The dish originated from

Fujian cuisine Fujian cuisine or Fujianese cuisine, also known as Min cuisine, is one of the native Chinese cuisines derived from the cooking style of China's Fujian Province, most notably from the provincial capital, Fuzhou. "Fujian cuisine" in this articl ...

, where it was known as qīngjiāo ròusī (

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椒炒肉絲). ISRC： CN-A47-99-302-00/V.G4 (A somewhat similar dish, 农家小炒肉 or ''nóngjiā xiǎo chǎoròu'', also exists in

Hunan cuisine Hunan cuisine, also known as Xiang cuisine, consists of the cuisines of the Xiang River region, Dongting Lake and western Hunan Province in China. It is one of the Eight Great Traditions of Chinese cuisine and is well known for its hot and s ...

.) In the original Fujian dish, the meat used was

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and the seasonings were relatively light compared to pepper steak.

References

External links

Pepper steak photoBetty Ford's pepper steak recipe
American Chinese cuisine Beef dishes Chinese meat dishes {{US-Chinese-fusion-cuisine-stub