Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak

Ingredients

• 1 12 to 2 lb beef round steak
• 2 Tbsp cooking oil
• 14 c soy sauce
• 1 c chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 tsp sugar
• 12 tsp salt
• 14 tsp pepper
• 14 tsp ground ginger
• 4 tomatoes cut into eighths or 1 16oz can tomatoes with liquid cut up
• 2 large green peppers cut into strips
• 12 c cold water
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• cooked noodles or rice

Directions

1. Cut beef into 3 x 1-inch strips brown in oil in a skillet Transfer to a slow cooker
2. Combine next 7 ingredients pour over beef
3. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hours or until meat is tender
4. Add tomatoes and green peppers cook on low for 1 hour longer
5. Combine water and cornstarch to make a paste
6. Stir into liquid in slow cooker and cook on high until thickened
7. Serve over noodles or rice
8. Yields 6 to 8 servings