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The Secret Behind Panda Express' Black Pepper Angus Steak

NEWS

By ALLIE WARD
workers at panda express making food
The black pepper Angus steak at Panda Express features a tasty sauce whose consistency resembles A1 steak sauce. However, its ingredients have never been made public.
a bowl of Panda Express' black pepper Angus steak
Based on taste tests and flavor profiles, some believe the sauce features soy sauce, oyster sauce, beef stock, and a thickener of either cornstarch or tapioca starch.
steak and broccoli in a wok
Some copycat recipes add in ingredients like brown sugar, Chinese cooking wine, and seasonings like chili and ginger. The odds of the sauce being soy sauce-based are high.