Quick Home-Style Pepper Lunch
Quick Home-Style Pepper Lunch
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 white onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cups cooked white rice, warm
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pound beef sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain
- 1 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
For the Pepper Lunch Sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the Pepper Lunch Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, mirin, sake, granulated sugar, and garlic powder until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Sauté the Onions: Heat the vegetable oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet or cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. Add the sliced white onion and sauté, stirring frequently, until softened and lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min
- 3
Assemble Ingredients: Once the onions are cooked, push them to the sides of the pan to create a clear space in the center. Place a mound of warm cooked white rice in the center of the pan, on top of the onions.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Add Butter and Beef: Place the unsalted butter on top of the rice mound. Arrange the thinly sliced beef around the rice mound in a circular pattern, ensuring the beef is directly on the hot pan surface.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Add Corn and Green Onions: Scatter the corn kernels around the rice and beef. Sprinkle the chopped green onions over the rice and corn.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Add Sauce and Season: Pour the prepared Pepper Lunch sauce evenly over all the ingredients in the pan. Generously grind fresh black pepper over the entire dish.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Cook and Mix: Place the pan back on the stove over medium-high heat. Using chopsticks or two spatulas, immediately begin to mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Continue mixing and cooking for 3-5 minutes, ensuring the beef is browned and cooked through, the rice is coated with sauce, and all ingredients are well combined and heated. Serve immediately directly from the pan.
⏱️ 5 min
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Quick Home-Style Pepper Lunch
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 white onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cups cooked white rice, warm
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pound beef sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain
- 1 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen
- 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground, or to taste
For the Pepper Lunch Sauce
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the Pepper Lunch Sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, mirin, sake, granulated sugar, and garlic powder until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Sauté the Onions: Heat the vegetable oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet or cast-iron pan over medium-high heat. Add the sliced white onion and sauté, stirring frequently, until softened and lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min - 3
Assemble Ingredients: Once the onions are cooked, push them to the sides of the pan to create a clear space in the center. Place a mound of warm cooked white rice in the center of the pan, on top of the onions.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Add Butter and Beef: Place the unsalted butter on top of the rice mound. Arrange the thinly sliced beef around the rice mound in a circular pattern, ensuring the beef is directly on the hot pan surface.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Add Corn and Green Onions: Scatter the corn kernels around the rice and beef. Sprinkle the chopped green onions over the rice and corn.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Add Sauce and Season: Pour the prepared Pepper Lunch sauce evenly over all the ingredients in the pan. Generously grind fresh black pepper over the entire dish.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Cook and Mix: Place the pan back on the stove over medium-high heat. Using chopsticks or two spatulas, immediately begin to mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Continue mixing and cooking for 3-5 minutes, ensuring the beef is browned and cooked through, the rice is coated with sauce, and all ingredients are well combined and heated. Serve immediately directly from the pan.
⏱️ 5 min