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.
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Yummy!
This is clearly cultural appropriation, she's not even Jamaican. Great recipe though, but the nonstick pan is BS.
Nice recipe and very tasty when cooked. By the way, we just say 'Wuster Sauce' instead of 'Wustershire Sauce'. Please don't ask me why….
Oh hell yeah, going to make it for sure!
The dutch pot 🥹🥹🤗🤗🥰🥰 love tbis recipie
I like to use a flat iron steak & pablano peppers with scotch bonnets for extra spicy heat instead of green bell peppers & then red & yellow bell peppers , & nice recipe again Elle
Thank goodness you asked a Black Chef. A little more legitimacy! 😊
What would happen if you didn't say you washed your hands? 🤔
Summary (with chapter timestamps): Jamaican pepper steak is a flavorful stir-fry that combines Chinese cooking techniques with Jamaican spices like allspice and scotch bonnet peppers, resulting in a unique and delicious dish.
0:00 🇯🇲 Jamaican Pepper Steak Origins
• 🇨🇳 Laborers from China were brought to Jamaica in the 1800s to work sugar plantations, blending cuisines.
• 🌶️ Jamaican pepper steak is a beef and bell pepper stir-fry with a distinctly Jamaican flavor profile.
• 🇯🇲 Allspice, a popular Jamaican spice, is warm and fruity but not spicy.
0:56 🥩 Preparing the Beef
• 🥩 Strip steak or flank steak can be used, trimmed of excess fat and cut into 1/4-inch slices and strips.
• 🧪 Add 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda and a tablespoon of water to adjust the meat's pH balance, making it more succulent.
• 💦 This allows the meat to hold onto moisture while cooking, resulting in a juicier outcome.
1:59 ⭐ Sauce and Marinade
• 🥣 Sauce: Combine beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper.
• ⭐ Marinade: Mix cornstarch, dark soy sauce, salt, and pepper to velvet the meat, making it more tender.
• 🧊 Marinate the beef in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
3:41 🔥 Searing the Beef
• 🔥 Use a nonstick skillet with vegetable oil on high heat to sear the meat in batches.
• ♨️ Sear, don't steam: Cook in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.
• ⏳ Cook undisturbed for about a minute on each side to get a good sear.
5:29 🫑 Cooking Peppers and Spices
• 🌶️ Glaze the pan with dark rum off the heat.
• 🫑 Cook green, red, and yellow peppers in vegetable oil until charred but tender.
• 🧅 Add scallions, garlic, allspice berries, ginger, thyme, and scotch bonnet for flavor.
7:35 🥣 Combining and Serving
• 🥣 Whisk the gravy mixture and add it to the pan, cooking for 4-6 minutes until thickened.
• ♨️ Add the beef and peppers, warming through for just a minute.
• 🍚 Serve over rice with plenty of gravy.
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High heat is NOT to be used on non stick pans, it’s known to be TOXIC, I am shocked that this is shown on such a reputable channel!
Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤🎉🎉🎉
I made this for dinner last night. ❤❤❤ ❤ Oh, seasonings are your friend.
Get over the nonstick skillet already
Being Jamaican, I was surprised there was no allspice added. Looks delicious regardless.
Deglaze a nonstick pan?!?!?!?!?
I think they are trying to use things that most home cooks have in their kitchen. That's why they didn't use the jamaican dutch oven. If you're health conscious, just adjust to what you know is better. I will be doing this, but using avocado oil and my carbon steel pan.
Can’t wait to make and I loved the history of the dish. My mouth was watering at the end!
I'm so sick of the non-stick crutch. Make something without poisoning yourself and the environment. PFAS sucks
I never understand why you guys insist on nonstick when you use high heat or stir fry. A carbon steel wok or pan is what should be used
Reminds me of Lomo Saltado. Will definitely give this a try.
yas queen
this chef is a complete HACK, she doesnt know anything about cooking. shes a complete DEI hire and nothing else. period.
Love everything about this!
This recipe looks good but I wish you wouldn't use non-stick pans and then advise viewers to cook food "ripping hot" in them. This recipe would have been better suited to a stainless or carbon steel pan, which would also have created fond for the rum to deglaze.
Why yes! This recipe segment did end rather abruptly (🤔really abruptly). The final 45 seconds:
Julia: The steak is so tender and also has great flavor 'cause it was marinated with a little of the Worcestershire sauce.
Elle: Mm-hmm. Yes. Yes. And that velveting made sure that it was juicy even after being fried, right?
J: Mm-hmm. This is delicious, Elle. Thank you for showing me how to make it!
E: Thank you. It's the best of both worlds.
J: It is.
J: If you want to make this classic Jamaican dish, start by coarsely grinding your own allspice berries, slice up boneless strip steak and let is sit with baking soda before marinating and finally, cook the meat and vegetables in batches.
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E: Yeah!
A smoking hot not stick skillet? Sounds safe 😂
Yummy ❤
I thought you said you wanted it to be "smoking ripping hot"? there was barely a sizzle when you put the meat in…? it looked like a low medium on my stove… to me "smoking ripping hot" sounds like you want it as hot as your stove can get it, is that not what the words mean?
Scotch Bonnet peppers baby! That’s where it’s at. Waaaay better than habanero.
3:54 A non-stick pan ripping hot!? What a bad practice! Doing this even just a couple of times will ruin it. Never heat those that much! You'll get that teflon or other chimical stuff into your food and get worse results than using a cast iron seasoned pan, skillet, or wock
I didn’t know this history about Jamaica and its food.
Elle and Julia, thank you. I’ll make this soon!
د.ارحمو من في الارض يرحمكم من في السماء وَاَللَّهِ مَا تَكَلَّمْتُ إِلَّا مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَالْفَقْرِ وَضِيقِ الْحَالِ. حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ فِي مَن وُصِلْنَا بِهَذَا الْحَا… .. الصّغَارِ صَارَ لَنَا ثَلاَثَة أَيَّامٍ بِدُونِ أَكْلٍ. كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ يَدُقُّ عَلَيْنَا صَاحِبُ الْبَيْتِ يَطْلُبُ الْإِجَارَ وَيُهَدِّدُنَا بِالطَّرْدِ إِلَى الشَّارِعِ إِذَا مَا دَفَعْنَا. حَسْبُنَا اللّهُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّهِ يَا أَهْلَ الْقُلُوبِ الرَّحِيمَةِ، أَقْسِمُ بِمَنْ رَفَعَ السَّمَاءَ وَبَسَطَ الْأَرْضَ أَنَّا لَنْ يُوجَدَ دَاخِلَ بَيْتِنَا حَتَّى قُوتِ يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ غَيْرَ الْجِيرَانِ يَدُولُنَا وَنَحْنُ نُعَانِي الْأَلَمَ وَالْوَيْلَاتِ. يَامَنْ أَنْتُم تُحِبُّونَ أَبْنَائَكُمْ وَبَنَاتِكُمْ، نَحْنُ بَنَاتُكُمْ نُعَانِي وَنَتَالمُ، وَلَا أَحَدً يَنظُرُ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِ الرَّحْمَةِ. أَنَا أُشَادِكُمْ يَامَنْ تُحِبُّونَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرِ، حَيْثُ أَنَّا يَتَامَى وَمَا لَنَا أَحَدٌ، وَمُهَدَّدُونَ بِالطَّرْدِ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَى الشَّارِعِ إِذَا لَمْ نَدْفَعِ الإِجَارَ. يَشْهَدُ اللّهُ أَنَّهُ مَا لَنَمْتَلِكَ حَتَّى مَا نَسْتَدْبِهُ جُوعَنَا. أَسْأَلُكُم بِاللَّهِ يَامَنْ قُرَّاء رِسَالَتِي، وَمَنْ مَسْتَطِيعُ يُمْدِّلْنَا يَدَ الْعَوْنِ وَلَوْ بِقَلِيلٍ مِنَ الْمَالِ بِقَدْرِ الاسْتِطَاعَةِ، إِنَّهُ لَا يَتَأَخَّرُ عَلَيْنَا فِي هَـٰذَا الْحَظِّ 00967711029825مَن يُرِيدُونَ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرِ، أَسْأَلُ اللّهَ يَامَنْ سَاعَدْنَا وَوَقَفَ بِجَانِبِنَا. إِنَّ اللّهَ يَسْكِنُهُ الْجَنَّةَ، أَخِي فِي اللّهِ لَا تَبْخَلُوا عَلَيْنَا، أَسْأَلُكُم بِاللَّهِ سَاعِدُوا بَقَدْرِ مَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ، اللّهُ يُوَفِّقُكُم،،¡¡¡¡!"*~::""'"''"…"""؛،،،"..،.،.،….؛ ™::*:::*:::]–*.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,;;;;;;;;;;,;,;,;,,;;,,;;,;,;,,;;,;,;,;,;,;,;,;,;,;,;,;,;, 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
What would be a good, non-shellfish replacement for Oyster sauce?
Any objection to cutting the scallions into 1/4 inch long pieces?
That Dutchie is gorgeous 👩🏽🍳
That burger at 4:45 is raw af haha
Thanks!
I'll try this recipe this weekend!
You guys are awesome!!!
Jamaican me hungry
This looks delicious. I'll make the Portobello Mushroom version.
4! 😉
GET ME SUMMA THAT PEPPAH STEAK
Yes, the Chinese were used in place of the Jamaicans. That must be why I love Jamaican and Chinese foods. Jamese was born.
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