Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

What a successful meal tonight! This one goes into the books as one of the favorite meat dishes cooked for my husband. He said this was delicious! This was not only a healthy meal, but an easy meal cooked in the crock pot. All it took was 7 hours on low. I served this dish with vegetable fried rice and I made a side dish of ginger soy grilled tofu (that's me the "vegetarian.")

Tip: I purchased the top sirloin steaks at Whole Foods Market which meant the meat was free of antibiotics and hormones. The cows were raised in an organic grass fed environment. The butcher was also kind enough to cut the steak for me into thin two inch strips.

Serving Size: 4

Ingredients

• - 1-1/4 pounds beef sirloin, cut into 2 inch strips
• - garlic powder to taste
• - 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• - 2/3 cube beef bouillon
• - 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons hot water
• - 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• - 1/3 cup chopped organic white onion
• - 1-1/3 large organic green bell peppers, roughly chopped
• - 2/3 (14.5 ounce) can organic stewed tomatoes, with liquid
• - 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• - 3/4 teaspoon organic white sugar
• - 3/4 teaspoon sea 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.