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
Espagnole sauce new sauce was an instant success, and was gratefully named in honor of its creators." In "Kettner's Book of the Table", published in 1877, an entirely different explanation is given: The name "Kettner" in the title refers to Auguste Kettner, former chef to Napoleon III, who emigrated to England and in 1867 opened a restaurant in Soho—"Kettner's"—one of the oldest restaurants in London. Espagnole sauce Espagnole sauce () is a basic brown sauce, and is one of Auguste Escoffier's five mother sauces of classic French cooking. This sauce was already compiled in different Spanish cooking handbooks of the late 19th