Savory Pepper Steak Crock Pot Food

SLOW-COOKED PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Cut beef into 3x1-in. strips. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine the onion, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, salt, ginger and pepper; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low until meat is tender, for 5-6 hours. Add tomatoes and green pepper; cook on low until vegetables are tender, about 1 hour longer., Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high until thickened, 20-30 minutes. Serve with noodles or rice. Freeze option: Freeze cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered saucepan, stirring gently. Add a little broth or water if necessary.

CROCK POT PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Place the beef in a bowl and sprinkle with the garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Toss to coat.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high. Add the beef and cook on all sides until the beef is lightly browned, about 5 minutes (no need to cook it all the way through). Transfer the beef and any cooking juices to a 6-quart slow cooker.
• To the skillet where you were just cooking the beef, add the onions. Increase the heat to high. Carefully pour in 1/4 cup water, stirring to scrape up any browned bits stuck on the pan. Sauté until the onions begin to soften and lightly brown and the liquid has cooked off, about 3 minutes, then transfer the onions to the slow cooker with the beef.
• To the slow cooker, add the green and red bell peppers (see recipe note) and tomatoes. In a small bowl or a large liquid measuring cup, whisk together the soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, honey, ginger, red pepper flakes, and 3 tablespoons cornstarch. Pour into the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours, until the beef is tender (you can also make this recipe on HIGH, cooking it for 3 to 4 hours, though I find the beef comes out more tender on low heat).
• In a small bowl, whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch with the remaining 2 tablespoons water to make a slurry. Stir the slurry into the slow cooker. Turn the slow cooker to HIGH and let cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes to further thicken. The pepper beef will still be saucy, but it should resemble a thick, rich gravy. Stir once more. Taste and add additional salt, soy sauce, and/or red pepper flakes to taste. Serve hot with prepared brown rice and a sprinkle of green onion.

SAVORY PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Cut steak into strips. Combine 1/4 cup flour, the salt and pepper; toss with steak strips to coat thoroughly. Add to crock pot with onion, garlic, and half of green pepper strips; stir. Combine tomatoes with beef base, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Pour into crock pot, moistening meat well. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• One hour before serving, turn on high and stir in remaining green pepper strips.
• If thickened gravy is desired, make a smooth paste of 3 Tablespooons flour and 3 Tablespoons water; stir into crock pot. Cover and cook until thickened. Serve gravy with pepper steak over fluffy rice.

SLOW-COOKER PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• Sprinkle strips of sirloin with garlic powder to taste. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil and brown the seasoned beef strips. Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Mix bouillon cube with hot water until dissolved, then mix in cornstarch until dissolved. Pour into the slow cooker with meat. Stir in onion, green peppers, stewed tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
• Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

SLOW-COOKED PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• CUT steak into 3 inch pieces:brown in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Transfer steak to 4 qt slow cooker. Add tomatoes and pepper strips.
• COMBINE onion and next 6 ingredients; pour over mixture in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH setting 7 hours.
• COMBINE cornstarch and water, stirring until smooth. Stir into mixture in slow cooker, cook uncovered on HIGH 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture is thickended and bubbly.
• Serve over noodles or rice.