Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

Sounds really good. This would be great on pasta, rice, mashed potatoes, or even on a bun with a slice of Swiss cheese. On my to cook list.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kilo lean beef, cut into 2 inch strips
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, large, sliced into strips
  • 1 green bell pepper, large, sliced into strips
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped, plus the juice
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon beef stock powder
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch, and a bit more as needed at the end
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • olive oil, as needed
  • black pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a large non stick pan, heat a splash of olive oil then brown the strips of beef, no need to cook them through, just quickly brown them and then add to the slow cooker. Add the minced garlic to the slow cooker and mix into the beef strips.
  • Mix the stock powder with the hot water, when mixed, add the corn starch and mix. Pour this into the slow cooker along with the black pepper, soy sauce, chopped tomatoes and juice, sugar, and onion. Slice the bell peppers and refrigerate. Set the slow cooker to Low setting for 6-8 hours or High setting for 3-4 hours. For low setting, at the 4 hour mark, add the sliced bell pepper and mix in. For high setting, at the 2 hour mark, add the sliced bell pepper and mix in, continue cooking. This keeps the bell pepper crunchy and not turning to mush.
  • When the beef is tender and cooked through, mix 1 tablespoon of corn starch with just enough water to make a paste, then stir that into the pot and cook for another 10 or 15 minutes, this will thicken the sauce to a gravy like consistency. Serve over rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, or in a bun with a slice of Swiss cheese.

Notes

The beef would run about 200 Baht/kilo. For 6 servings, this comes out to about 98 cents per serving. Excellent cost.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Mike Early.
United States.

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