Pepper steak pepper steak. Adaptations of the Chinese "qīngjiāoròusī" (; ) include "gochu-japchae" (; "pepper "japchae"") found in Korean Chinese cuisine and "chinjao-rōsu" (青椒肉絲) found in Japanese Chinese cuisine. Similar dishes include "steak au poivre" found in French cuisine. Pepper steak Pepper steak () is a stir-fried Chinese American dish consisting of sliced beef steak (often flank, sirloin, or round) cooked with sliced green and/or red bell peppers and other seasonings such as soy sauce and ginger, and usually thickened with cornstarch. Sliced onions and bean sprouts are also frequent additions to the recipe. Evidence for the dish's existence in the United
Jerk (cooking) the action of "jerking", which referred to poking meat with holes so that flavor could more easily be absorbed. The term "jerk spice" (also commonly known as Jamaican jerk spice) refers to a spice rub. The word "jerk" refers to the spice rub, wet marinade, and to the particular cooking technique. Jerk cooking has developed a following in the United States, Canadian and Western European cosmopolitan urban centres with Caribbean/West Indian communities. One story is that Jamaican jerk sauce developed as an adaptation by escaped enslaved Coromantee Africans in Jamaica. However, historians have unearthed evidence to show that all racial