Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak

Round steak turns into fork-tender pepper steak when allowed to simmer long and slowly in the gentle heat of a slow cooker

• Ready In: 7 hrs 5 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  lbs top round steaks, trimmed (1 in. thick)
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can  peeled chopped tomatoes, undrained
• 2  large green bell peppers, cut into 1 inch wide strips
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1  tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 cup cold water
•  hot  cooked noodles or  rice

Directions

1. CUT steak into 3 inch pieces:brown in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Transfer steak to 4 qt slow cooker. Add tomatoes and pepper strips.
2. COMBINE onion and next 6 ingredients; pour over mixture in slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH setting 7 hours.
3. COMBINE cornstarch and water, stirring until smooth. Stir into mixture in slow cooker, cook uncovered on HIGH 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture is thickended and bubbly.
4. Serve over noodles or rice.