Name: Garlic Pepper Beef
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: Cooking oil; 5 cloves garlic (sliced); 250 g beef (sliced thinly and across the grain); 1 tbsp soy sauce; ½ tbsp liquid seasoning; ½ tsp ground black pepper; Toasted garlic (for garnish); 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; ½ beef cube; 1 ¼ cup water; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp liquid seasoning

I’ve been seeing Garlic Pepper Beef recipes on TikTok FYP lately and I couldn’t help it but to make it, too.

Garlic Pepper Beef was cancelled from Jollibee’s menu and now it’s back! People in the Philippines are probably enjoying the comeback, but not us here in UAE. The only solution is to make it ourselves.

Although so many of us (Filipinos) love this dish from the said fast-food chain, we also try make it at home to save money and to control the ingredients we use. My number one reason – it’s not in Jollibee UAE menu.

Making this dish is very easy; even marinating the beef is not required. It’s like stir-frying the beef slices for less than 10 minutes, then prepare the gravy which doesn’t take a lot of time, too.

Garlic Pepper Beef is like an upgraded version of beef tapa that’s topped with gravy. It’s absolutely perfect with a warm rice. And guess what? BFF and I finished the dish in one sitting.😁

NOTES ON GARLIC PEPPER BEEF:

I used low-fat beef cubes, then I cut it thinly and across the grain.
The gravy recipe is more than enough for 250 g of beef. If you are not a gravy person, you can half the gravy recipe. I used the leftovers with fried chicken wings.
This makes 2-3 servings.

WANNA SEE HOW I MADE THIS?

I’ve shared a recipe video on our YouTube channel. I hope you can check it out. While you are there, maybe you’d see something you’d like. If you do, please don’t forget to share, like and subscribe. Hope to see you there!

I am sharing this at Fiesta Friday #459 and I am so excited to be co-hosting this week.

Garlic Pepper Beef

Garlicky beef slices with tasty gravy and toasted garlic bits

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 3

Author Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook

Ingredients

Cooking oil
5 cloves garlic sliced
250 g beef sliced thinly and across the grain
1 tbsp soy sauce
½ tbsp liquid seasoning
½ tsp ground black pepper
Toasted garlic for garnish

For the gravy:

2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
½ beef cube
1 ¼ cup water
½ tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp liquid seasoning

Instructions

In a pan over medium-high heat, add cooking oil.
When the cooking oil is hot enough, add garlic and cook just until fragrant.
Add beef slices and cook until no longer pink.
Also add soy sauce, liquid seasoning and ground black pepper. Stir and cook the beef until dry.
Remove the beef from the pan and set aside.
Using the same pan over low heat, add butter and let it melt. Then, add flour and mix well. (You can also use a clean pan.)
Add beef cube, water, garlic powder, ground black pepper and liquid seasoning. Stir until mixture is thick.
Do a taste test and adjust accordingly.
To serve, add a cup of warm rice on your plate. Place the cooked beef next to the rice then pour the warm gravy over the beef then garnish with toasted garlic.
Enjoy while warm.

Recipe Notes

I used low-fat beef cubes, then I cut it thinly and across the grain.
The gravy recipe is more than enough for 250 g of beef. If you are not a gravy person, you can half the gravy recipe. I used the leftovers with fried chicken wings.
This makes 2-3 servings.