Crock Pot Recipe- Pepper Beef

Mr. CaCoupondiva and I love Chinese food.  I love cooking in the Crock Pot.

This is the best of both worlds.

Ingredients

• 2 4-ounce steaks, cut into thin slices


• 1 T. cooking oil


• 3 bell peppers, any color you like (2-3 C. bell peppers) sliced


• 1 large onion chopped


• 1/2 C. Beef Broth (I used the low sodium variety)


• 1/3 C. Soy Sauce (I used the low sodium variety)


• 3 T. Corn Starch, divided


• 1 t. Powdered ginger


• 1 t. Siracha sauce (more if you like it SPICY)


• 1 t. powdered garlic


• 1 T. pepper

(with spices, use more or less to taste, this is how much I used)

Directions

1. In a saute pan, heat oil and add sliced steak.  Cook steak until no longer pink in the middle.


2. While steak is cooking, in crock pot, place peppers and onions in the bottom.


3. In a small mixing bowl, combine broth, soy sauce, 2 T. corn starch, ginger, Siracha, and pepper.  Taste sauce, adjust spices as needed.


4. Add steak to crock pot, pour sauce over the top of beef and veggies.


5. Put the top on the crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.


6. 20 minutes before serving, scoop out 1/2 C. of liquid, add remaining 1 T. cornstarch to removed liquid, stir until combined, and add back to the crock pot. Stir to incorporate and cook on high for 20 minutes to thicken the sauce.

Serve with rice, pot stickers, a side salad topped with rice wine vinegar and sesame oil dressing.

**For those who have gluten allergies, use gluten free soy sauce. If you are a vegetarian, omit steak and cook as directed, 20 minutes before serving after thickening the sauce, add slices of very firm tofu to the crock pot. **

It's very yummy and makes about 5 servings!