Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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