Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 to 2 lbs. beef round steak
- 2 tbls. cooking oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 4 tomatoes cut into eighths or 1 can (16 oz.) tomatoes with liquid, cut up
- 2 large green peppers, cut into strips
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 tbls. cornstarch
- Cooked noodles or rice
Directions
Cut beef into 1-inch strips. Brown in oil in a skillet. Transfer to a slow cooker. Combine the next seven ingredients; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours or until meat is tender. Add tomatoes and green peppers; cook on low for 1 hour longer. Combine the cold water and cornstarch to make a paste; stir into liquid in slow cooker and cook on high until thickened. Serve over noodles or rice. Yields 6 to 8 servings.