Description
Crockpot Pepper Steak is a flavorful, hands-off slow cooker recipe featuring tender beef sirloin strips cooked with colorful bell peppers, onions, and a savory sweet sauce. Inspired by traditional Chinese pepper steak, this comforting dish boasts a rich umami taste and melts in your mouth texture, perfect served over rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat
- 2 lbs beef sirloin strips or sirloin steak cut into slices
Vegetables
- 3 large colorful bell peppers, sliced thick (green, yellow, red, orange)
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves
Sauce
- ¾ cup beef broth (hot)
- 3 beef bouillon cubes
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch or flour
Instructions
- Make the sauce: In a mixing glass, combine hot beef broth, crushed beef bouillon cubes, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, honey, ground ginger, black pepper, salt, and cornstarch or flour. Stir well until the bouillon cubes are fully dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
- Prepare the slow cooker: Place the beef strips in the slow cooker. Pour the prepared sauce evenly over the beef. Add the sliced bell peppers, onions, and garlic on top of the beef and sauce.
- Cook: Set the slow cooker to LOW and cook for 6 hours or set it to HIGH and cook for 3 hours. If possible, stir the ingredients halfway through cooking to ensure even distribution.
- Serve: Once cooking is complete, stir well to combine all ingredients. Transfer to a serving dish and enjoy over white rice, brown rice, noodles, or alongside mashed or baked potatoes.
Notes
- Although the sauce seems thin at the start, the beef and vegetables will release plenty of liquid during cooking, resulting in a flavorful sauce by the end.
- For crisper bell peppers, add them to the crockpot during the last hour of cooking instead of at the beginning.
- You can substitute honey with agave syrup or pure maple syrup for sweetness.
- If you prefer a spicier version, add red pepper flakes or diced jalapeños to the slow cooker.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American, Chinese
Keywords: Crockpot Pepper Steak, Slow Cooker Pepper Steak, Chinese Pepper Steak, Easy Slow Cooker Beef, Beef and Peppers, One-Pot Meal, Hands-Off Dinner
