Crock Pot Pepper Steak is a popular dish known for its rich flavors and tender meat. By using a slow cooker, the steak becomes incredibly juicy and infused with the aromatic ingredients. With minimal effort, you can create a restaurant-quality meal right in your own kitchen. Let’s dive into the details of this flavorful recipe.
What cut of meat is best for pepper steak?
Selecting the most desirable steak cut is important to have a restaurant-quality pepper steak dish at home. In pepper steak recipes, the steak cooks fast; therefore, for a firm, tender, and sweeter flavor, pick fresh flank steak, sirloin, or round steak as opposed to frozen.
Why is pepper steak sometimes chewy?
Many people wonder why their pepper steak turns out chewy. While some assume it is due to their cooking method, it actually has to do with the quality of the meat and where it is cut from. Butchers cut their pepper steak from different parts of the steer, and depending on the location, it can be very tender or tough.
How do restaurants make their steaks so tender?
Most fine restaurants age their beef to intensify the flavor and improve the tenderness of the cut. Wet aging is a common method where the meat is vacuum-packed and allowed to age in its own juices. This process is done by over 90% of fine steakhouses.
Crock Pot Pepper Steak
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef round steak cut into bite-size pieces
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large onion sliced thinly into half-moons
- 1 red or green bell pepper seeded and sliced
- 1 can 14 to 15 ounces diced tomatoes with juices
- 1 can 4 ounces sliced, mushrooms, drained
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- Cooked rice if desired, for serving
Instructions
- Place the pieces of beef in your slow cooker. Sprinkle with the flour, salt and pepper. Toss with your hands to coat the meat with the flour. (For extra flavor I used a couple of teaspoons of Montreal Steak Seasoning, instead of salt and pepper.)
- Add the onion, pepper, tomatoes, mushrooms and soy sauce.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours, until the beef and vegetables are tender.
- Serve over cooked rice, if desired.
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