Kicked Up Crock Pot Pepper Steak Recipes

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.

DELICIOUS CROCK POT PEPPER STEAK

Steps:

• cut the round steak thinly into strips. You can alternatively use chuck roast.
• Brown the meat in a skillet, sprinkle it with the garlic powder while browning.
• When steak strips are browned, add 1 cup of water (or the liquid from the can of bean sprouts), the soy sauce, and the beef bouillon cube. Transfer this to a crock pot and cook them on high for a couple of hours.
• While the strips are cooking and tenderizing, Roughly chop the peppers into pieces about an inch square. You should end up with around four cups of peppers. Also chop the onions into large pieces about an inch square, and cut the carrot into matchstick pieces about an inch long. (the carrot is really mostly for color).
• After the meat has cooked for two hours, it will be quite tender. Add the peppers and onions and carrot and cook until they are as done as you like them. It will take between 1-2 hours depending on how crispy you like them.
• When they have reached the desired crispness or doneness, add the bean sprouts and stir them inches.
• Serve with chow mein noodles sprinkled on top, or over rice. The sauce really doesn't need thickening, but if you wish to thicken it, stir in 1/2 cup of cold water mixed with a tablespoon of cornstarch to thicken it.

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.