Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

I was looking for a quick slow cooker recipe to make today (quick meaning 3 to 4 hours). After searching through a great site of slow cooker recipes, I came across this one. I haven’t had pepper steak in forever. It’s a favorite meal of mine that my dad makes. I changed the recipe up a bit and took some help from the store to save a little time (by getting already sliced beef).

This is definitely a keeper! It was pretty quick to pull together, the meat was so tender, and the sauce was so delicious.

Start by browning the meat…

Slice about 1.5 pounds of beef round and season it with some garlic powder. (If you’re looking to save time like I was today, buy the pre-sliced beef.)

Heat a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.

When the oil is hot, add the beef, seasoned side down. (You will probably need to cook the beef in two batches. Don’t overcrowd the pan!)

Season the other side of the meat with some more garlic powder.
When the meat is browned on one side, flip it and brown the other side.

Place the browned beef into your slow cooker.

Pour 1/3 cup beef stock into a measuring cup.

Add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.

Whisk to combine.

Pour the mixture over the meat.

Slice a red pepper, a green pepper, and an onion.

Add the veggies to the slow cooker.

Add 1 small can of stewed tomatoes. (Don’t drain the can before adding.)

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar.

Sprinkle in 1 teaspoon of salt.

Pour in 3 tablespoons of soy sauce.

Stir well to combine everything.

Cover and cook on high for 4 hours (or low for 8).

When the meat is almost done, make some rice. You could just use boil-in-a-bag. That is considered unacceptable in my house though. So, I used my rice cooker to make some brown rice.