Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, slow-cooked pepper steak. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak is something that I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook slow-cooked pepper steak using 14 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak:
- Get 1 1/2 lb to 2 pounds beef round steak
- Make ready 2 tbsp cooking oil
- Get 1/4 cup soy sauce
- Take 1 cup chopped onion
- Get 1 clove garlic, minced
- Get 1 tsp sugar
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/4 tsp pepper
- Make ready 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- Make ready 1 can (16oz) tomatoes with liquid, cut up
- Take 2 large green peppers, cut into strips
- Take 1/2 cup cold water
- Take 1 tbsp cornstarch
- Get 1 cooked noodles or rice
Steps to make Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak:
- Cut beef into strips 3x1in; 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 5-6 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 paste; stir into liquid in slow cooker and cook on high until thickened. Serve over noodles or rice.
- Yield 6-8 servings.
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