Life has been crazy here lately. I will have to write about it at some point. That said, we have had a lot of good ole standbys for dinner lately....tortellini with alfredo sauce, pasta and any sauce, tacos, etc. Sometimes, you just have to go with quick and convenient. What can I say.
BUT, on Wednesday for my Crockpot Wednesday meal, I made Pepper Steak in the crockpot. I had my doubts on how this would turn out and was fairly pleased with the outcome. I had a hard time coming up with what to pair it with. Sierra and I are not fans of rice. Oh, I LOVE fried rice and Mexican rice, but that is really it. I hate steamed rice or rice pilaf or anything like that. Sierra hates it all.
So, what does one pair with this dish. Well, if I had thought of it, I might have tried to make some kind of noodles, lo mein or something. I would have loved steamed broccoli, but I seem to be the only one who likes that. So, in the end, I didn't serve it with anything. We just had bowls of pepper steak...no one complained.
Now, when you cook bell peppers in a crockpot, they get mushy by the days end. This and the salt content would be my only complaints with this dish. I would reduce the salt significantly (and I already used low sodium soy sauce) and I would, if I am home and have time, add the peppers maybe an hour before it is done!
Here's the recipe as written. I made my bell peppers and onions into strips instead of chopped....
Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds beef sirloin, cut into 2 inch strips
garlic powder to taste
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cube beef bouillon
1/4 cup hot water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup chopped onion (I sliced)
2 large green bell peppers, roughly (I did one green and one red and did slices) chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid
3 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium)
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS:
1.Sprinkle strips of sirloin with garlic powder to taste. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil and brown the seasoned beef strips. Transfer to a slow cooker.
2.Mix bouillon cube with hot water until dissolved, then mix in cornstarch until dissolved. Pour into the slow cooker with meat. Stir in onion, green peppers, stewed tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
3.Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
BUT, on Wednesday for my Crockpot Wednesday meal, I made Pepper Steak in the crockpot. I had my doubts on how this would turn out and was fairly pleased with the outcome. I had a hard time coming up with what to pair it with. Sierra and I are not fans of rice. Oh, I LOVE fried rice and Mexican rice, but that is really it. I hate steamed rice or rice pilaf or anything like that. Sierra hates it all.
So, what does one pair with this dish. Well, if I had thought of it, I might have tried to make some kind of noodles, lo mein or something. I would have loved steamed broccoli, but I seem to be the only one who likes that. So, in the end, I didn't serve it with anything. We just had bowls of pepper steak...no one complained.
Now, when you cook bell peppers in a crockpot, they get mushy by the days end. This and the salt content would be my only complaints with this dish. I would reduce the salt significantly (and I already used low sodium soy sauce) and I would, if I am home and have time, add the peppers maybe an hour before it is done!
Here's the recipe as written. I made my bell peppers and onions into strips instead of chopped....
Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds beef sirloin, cut into 2 inch strips
garlic powder to taste
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cube beef bouillon
1/4 cup hot water
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup chopped onion (I sliced)
2 large green bell peppers, roughly (I did one green and one red and did slices) chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid
3 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium)
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS:
1.Sprinkle strips of sirloin with garlic powder to taste. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil and brown the seasoned beef strips. Transfer to a slow cooker.
2.Mix bouillon cube with hot water until dissolved, then mix in cornstarch until dissolved. Pour into the slow cooker with meat. Stir in onion, green peppers, stewed tomatoes, soy sauce, sugar, and salt.
3.Cover, and cook on High for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low for 6 to 8 hours.
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