Sesame Pepper Stir Fry

Ingredients

• 1 small head cabbage, thinly sliced
• 2 red bell peppers, thinly sliced
• 1 onion, sliced (optional)
• 8 cloves garlic, finely diced
• 4 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup sesame oil, divided
• 1 pound beef tenderloin, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup water
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions

Mix cabbage and red bell peppers together in a bowl. Mix onion, garlic, and ginger together in a separate bowl.

Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; add 1/4 cup sesame oil. Cook and stir beef and onion mixture in the hot oil until beef is browned on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes. Add cabbage mixture to beef mixture; cook, stirring quickly, until cabbage wilts, onion begins to brown, and beef is fully cooked, about 5 minutes.

Stir remaining 1/4 cup sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, and black pepper into beef and cabbage mixture; toss to coat. Mix water and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour into beef and cabbage mixture. Cook and stir until sauce reduces and thickens, about 5 minutes.