Bite-sized Pepper Steaks

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons coarse-ground black pepper
• 2 (1/2 lb) beef steak, about 1 pound (rib roast or rib eye roast)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons mirin
• 2 2/3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 leaves buckwheat groats (to garnish, or cress leaves)

Recipe

• 1 pat the coarse-ground black pepper onto both sides of the beef until the meat is well coated.
• 2 heat the olive oil in a large frying pan.
• 3 add the garlic, and saute until fragrant.
• 4 add the meat and cook until browned on both sides.
• 5 add the sugar, mirin, and soy sauce, and cook until the liquid thickens and coats the meat.
• 6 cut the meat into bite-sized cubes and arrange on a serving dish.
• 7 garnish with the buckwheat or cress leaves.