Pepper Steak Quesadillas
These Pepper Steak Quesadillas are loaded with tender steak, colorful bell peppers, onions, and plenty of melted cheese inside crispy flour tortillas. A homemade sauce with soy sauce, brown sugar, oyster sauce, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes gives the filling a sweet, savory, and slightly spicy flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds flat iron steak or skirt, sirloin, or ribeye, sliced into thin 1/4" thick strips
- Salt pepper, and garlic (for seasoning the steak)
- 2 green bell peppers chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 whole white onion diced
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons water optional
- Large tortillas
- Mexican melting cheese
- Chipotle mayo or sour cream
- Avocado oil for griddle
Instructions
- Cook chopped bell peppers and onion on griddle until translucent, about 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Season steak with salt, pepper, and garlic. Cook on griddle for 6-8 minutes.
- Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, garlic paste, ginger paste, red pepper flakes, and water to make sauce.
- Add veggies back to the griddle with the steak, pour in sauce, and cook until caramelized. Remove mixture from griddle.
- Clean griddle surface with water and add avocado oil.
- Place tortilla on griddle, warm for 60-90 seconds, flip, and add cheese, pepper steak mixture, chipotle mayo or sour cream, and more cheese. Fold into quesadilla.
- Toast until golden brown, cut, and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 405kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 32gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 1305mgPotassium: 750mgFiber: 2gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 1203IUVitamin C: 96mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 5mg
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