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Date: 2 Dec 2025

Black pepper leaf stir-fry: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Black pepper leaf stir-fry

Black pepper leaf stir-fry

Black Pepper (Piper nigrum)

Black Pepper (Piper nigrum)

🍴 Black pepper leaf stir-fry: quick-n-fun exotic recipes



🔴Saute chopped Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) leaves with garlic, chili, and soy sauce.
🔴Bold, peppery, and perfect with rice.

Black pepper leaf stir-fry: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) leaves, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 to 5 small red chilies
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a skillet.
  2. Add garlic and chilies and saute until fragrant.
  3. Add sliced Black Pepper leaves and stir-fry on medium heat.
  4. Pour in soy sauce and cook until leaves soften.
  5. Serve hot with rice.

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Pepper Plant Facts

Botanical name: Piper nigrum
Also known as: Pepper
USDA Zone: 9 - 11
Highligths Large shrub 5-10 ft tallVine or creeper plantSemi-shadeShadeWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlySpice or herb plantEthnomedical plant.
Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles.
Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.Fragrant plantSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time
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