Slow-cooked Pepper Steak

Total Time: 7 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs top round steaks, trimmed (1 in. thick)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can peeled chopped tomatoes, undrained
• 2 large green bell peppers, cut into 1 inch wide strips
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup cold water
• hot cooked noodles or rice

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 combine onion and next 6 ingredients; pour over mixture in slow cooker. cover and cook on high setting 7 hours.
• 3 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.
• 4 serve over noodles or rice.