Pepper Steak
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Busy Weeknight Pepper Steak Recipe
Why You’re Going to Love This Pepper Steak Stirfry
- Simple: If you’re anything like me, then you love to have dinner on the table before it gets too late. This pepper steak and rice recipe comes together in a jiffy, and it’s just so easy to prepare. You will love these simple steps.
- Basic ingredients: With just some basic pantry ingredients a couple of items from the refrigerator, you’ll have a hearty and delicious meal ready to be enjoyed!
- Full of flavor: The cream of mushroom soup mixed with the tomatoes and soy sauce create a yummy sauce that coats the pepper steak. Perfectly tender and easy to bite into!
Ingredients
Don’t miss the full measurements– scroll down to the recipe card!
Steak: You will need a tenderized round cut of sirloin also known as minute steak.
Flour: I used all-purpose flour.
Salt and pepper: Essential ingredients for this pepper steak beef!
Oil: Any type of oil is fine such as avocado, grapeseed, or any other vegetable oil.
Cream of mushroom soup: If you don’t have canned cream of mushroom soup, then you can make your own. I like using canned mushroom soup because I like to take a shortcut!
Mushrooms: Either canned or freshly sliced mushrooms will work.
Tomatoes: Diced. Freshly diced or canned tomatoes are okay.
Soy sauce: If you do not have soy sauce, then you can use coconut aminos.
Beef bouillion: Dissolve granules or cubes of beef bouillon in water for the gravy.
Bell peppers: Sliced into rings. I used a variety of colors for my pepper steak recipe.
Rice: Cooked.
Is minute steak the same as cube steak?
Both minute and cube steak refer to tenderized round cuts of meat that are usually from the top sirloin. Tenderized with a meat tenderizer, minute steak is usually left with indentions from the tenderizer that gives the steak its name. Cube and minute steak tend to be tender and are used in all types of American comfort food dishes.
How do you make pepper steak from scratch?
This is one of the easiest pepper steak recipes out there! You will love this fool-proof way of making your favorite comfort meal.
Step 1
Dip steak in flour: First, dip the slices of steak in a container of flour, salt, and pepper.
Step 2
Cook the steak: Next, place the steak in heated oil in a pan over medium heat. Then, cook the steak until browned on both sides.
Step 3
Combine ingredients: Next, add the cream of mushroom soup, sliced mushrooms, tomatoes, soy sauce, and beef broth to the steak. Stir, cover, and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
Step 4
Top with bell peppers: In the last five minutes of simmering, place the sliced peppers on top and cover with a lid. The peppers should be firm.
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Why is my pepper steak tough?
If you chose a different cut of meat other than minute or cube steak or overcook the steak, then the pepper steak may get tough.
How do you make steak tender?
Tenderize the meat! Cook the meat long and slow so that it doesn’t overcook. Don’t forget the salt!
Tips
- Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days.
- Let the meat come to room temperature prior to cooking.
- Serve the pepper steak and bell peppers over rice when serving.
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Pepper Steak
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 4-6 ounce cube steaks (minute steaks)
- flour salt and pepper for dredging
- 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup
- 2 4 ounce cans of mushrooms, drained (or fresh if you have them on hand)
- 2 cans of diced tomatoes
- 2 Tablespoons of soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons of beef bouillon granuals or 2 cubes dissolved in 2 cups of water
- 3 bell pappers sliced into rings (I used one of each, red, green and yellow for this meal)
- 4 cups uncooked Minute Rice prepared according to the package
Instructions
- Dredge minute steaks in flour, salt and pepper. Place in heated oil in your frying pan, brown them until they are golden brown on both sides.
- To the meat add the soup, mushrooms, tomatoes, soy sauce and beef broth. Combine, cover and simmer on low, for about 30 minutes, stirring and flipping the meat occasionally so they don't stick to the bottom of the pan.
- For the last 5-7 minutes of simmering, place the peppers on top and cover again. This way they will be firm when you serve it.
- Serve over rice.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally posted on March 14, 2013 and has been updated to improve user experience and re-shared on June 9, 2021.
This may sound like a really dumb question but I don’t eat steak often. What is 8 minute steak?
Minute steaks are like tenderized round steak. Not a dumb question at all. Some people call it cubed steak. 🙂
This is a perfect quick easy meal for a busy weekday.
Such an easy and flavorful recipe! The whole family loved it!
One of our go to recipes! Can’t wait to make it. My Kids love pepper steak.
We just bought a ton of meat from our local butcher so I have been searching for some good recipes. I’m so glad I found this one, it’s perfect for my family and has all of the things we love. We will be making this again and again for sure! Thanks for sharing.
This is one of my favorite ways to eat steak!!
This is such a great idea for a busy weekday night. Grabbing the ingredients this weekend to make the recipe next week on one of our sports nights!
Love the idea of using cream of mushroom soup – I happen to have 2 cans in my pantry already so will try out this recipe!
A classic I never tire over, and this looks great love how colorful it is and the steak looks melt in your mouth tender but hey youre in the best of the best states for beef! lucky girl great recipes!
I made this and it was delicious! My family really enjoyed it so I will be making again!
This pepper steak looks easy, tasty and just flavorful! I love that most of the ingredients can be found in the pantry! YUM