Black Pepper Ground Beef
Black Pepper Ground Beef is a high-protein bowl recipe ready in 20 min. It makes 2 servings, each 840 kcal with 49 g protein. Beginner level, 13 ingredients.
Adapted from a home cook's recipe and measured by Cookpath.
- 20 mintotal
- Beginnerlevel
- 840kcal a serving
- 49 gprotein
What is Black Pepper Ground Beef
Minced beef stir-fried with garlic, onion and spring onion in a soy, oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine and black pepper sauce, served with rice and cucumber.
- Bowls · Beef
- Sautéing & stir-fry
How to make Black Pepper Ground Beef
Tips from the cook
- Mix the sauce in a bowl before you start cooking, as the dish moves fast.
- Break the beef apart with a spatula, so it browns instead of clumping.
- Add the spring onion greens at the end and cook just until wilted, so they stay fresh.
- No Shaoxing wine? Dry sherry works as a swap.
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Meal prep and storage
Keeps 3 days in the fridge. Reheat in a hot pan.
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Black Pepper Ground Beef substitutions
Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.
Onion2 options
- Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume
Still an allium; raw dishes.
- Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume
Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.
Spring onions2 options
- Chives 1:1 by volume, add at end
Not cooked well.
- Leek, thin use 1/2 as much (stronger)
Dark soy sauce2 options
- Tamari (gluten-free) use 3/4 as much (saltier)
Still contains soy.
- Coconut aminos + pinch of salt (soy-free) use 1.25x and add salt
Sweeter, milder.
Soy sauce2 options
- Tamari (labelled gluten-free) 1:1
Still soy.
Still contains soy.
- Coconut aminos 1:1 (sweeter, use a bit more salt)
Less salty; dark, sold in health-food aisles.
Oyster sauce2 options
- Mushroom stir-fry sauce ("vegetarian oyster sauce") 1:1
Check for wheat; not shellfish-free unless labelled vegetarian.
Still contains soy and gluten.
- Soy sauce + hoisin (2:1) 1 tbsp soy + 1/2 tbsp hoisin per 1 tbsp
Sweeter, fruitier.
Still contains soy and gluten.
Shaoxing wine2 options
- Dry sherry 1:1
Sulphites.
- Chicken or vegetable stock 1:1
Less aroma.
Still contains celery.
