pat's Recipe

Gingered Beef and Vegetables

Category: Crockpot Roasts

1-1/2 pounds boneless beef round steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 medium carrots, bias-cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1/2 cup bias-sliced green onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
1-1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1-1/2 teaspoons instant beef bouillon granules
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
1/2 cup chopped red sweet pepper
2 cups loose-pack frozen sugar snap peas, thawed
Hot cooked rice

Directions
1. In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine beef, carrots, green onions, and garlic. In a medium bowl, combine the 1-1/2 cups water, the soy sauce, ginger, bouillon granules, and crushed red pepper; pour over mixture in cooker.

2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 9 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4-1/2 to 5 hours.

3. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. In a small bowl, stir together cornstarch and the 3 tablespoons cold water; stir into meat mixture along with sweet pepper. Cover and cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until thickened, stirring once. Stir in sugar snap peas. Serve with hot cooked rice.

Makes 6 servings.