Jamaican Pepper Steak

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2023

There's no clearer snapshot of Jamaican Chinese cooking than pepper steak: the beef-and–bell pepper stir-fry lavished with heady seasonings and brown gravy.

SERVES4

TIME1¼ hours, plus 1 hour marinating

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

There's no clearer snapshot of Jamaican Chinese cooking than pepper steak: the beef-and–bell pepper stir-fry lavished with heady seasonings and brown gravy. Briefly soaking the meat in a baking soda solution raised its pH, which helped it h...

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