Northmart - NWC

Ingredients

Tender beef slices coated in a sweet soy garlic sauce cooked in either

the slow cooker or the instant pot. Serve over brown rice or quinoa for a balanced meal.

• 2 pounds or beef simmering steak, sliced into thin strips
• ½ cup cornstarch
• ½ cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• ¾ cup soy sauce, preferably low sodium
• ¾ cup sugar, preferably brown sugar
• ½ cup peanut butter or 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced or 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon ginger powder or 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped (optional)
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 2 carrots, grated

Directions for Preparation

1. In a large frying pan, on high heat, add half of the beef. Stir quickly until beef is browned. Remove from the pan and add to the slow cooker or to the instant pot.
2. Repeat with the remaining beef.
3. In a medium bowl, add the cornstarch and slowly stir in the water, vinegar and soy sauce until the mixture is a smooth paste. Stir in rest of the ingredients except the vegetables. 
4. Top the beef with the cornstarch mixture. Mix in the carrots and onions.
5. Cook in a slow cooker for 2 to 3 hours until the beef is tender. Cook in an instant pot for 12 minutes on high pressure. Let pressure release naturally.