Description
Peppered steak delight brings robust flavors from classic French culinary traditions to dinner tables. Savory black pepper crusting and rich red wine reduction make this dish a memorable experience for home chefs seeking restaurant-quality meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs (907 g) beef sirloin, cut into 1-inch strips
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced into long strips
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into long strips
- 1 onion, chopped or sliced into long strips
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) soy sauce
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) cooking oil
- 14.5 oz (411 g) can of diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- 1 cube beef bouillon
- ¼ cup (60 ml) hot water
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) cornstarch
- 1 tsp (5 ml) sugar
- Garlic powder to taste
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep Foundation: Heat a large skillet to medium-high, coating with cooking oil to create an ideal searing environment for beef sirloin strips.
- Spice Infusion: Lavishly coat beef strips with garlic powder, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper, ensuring comprehensive seasoning coverage.
- Searing Technique: Introduce seasoned beef into the scorching skillet, developing a caramelized, golden-brown exterior for 2-3 minutes per side, locking in robust flavors.
- Vegetable Layering: Slice green and red bell peppers into uniform thin strips, dice onions with precision, and distribute evenly over seared beef in the slow cooker.
- Liquid Foundation: Combine diced tomatoes, dissolved beef bouillon, cornstarch-thickened broth, soy sauce, and sugar, creating a complex, harmonious gravy mixture.
- Slow Cooking Process: Gently pour prepared sauce over ingredients, stirring to ensure comprehensive coating; cover and slow cook on low for 6-7 hours or high for 3-4 hours until beef reaches melt-in-your-mouth tenderness.
- Culinary Finale: Delicately redistribute gravy, ensuring even coating, then elegantly plate over steamed white rice or egg noodles, garnishing with fresh chopped parsley for a vibrant presentation.
Notes
- Meat Selection Matters: Choose a well-marbled sirloin steak to guarantee tender, juicy results that melt in your mouth during slow cooking.
- Searing Secrets: Quickly caramelize beef strips before slow cooking to lock in robust flavors and create a beautiful golden-brown exterior that enhances overall taste profile.
- Cornstarch Technique: Dissolve cornstarch completely in cold liquid before adding to prevent unsightly lumps and ensure a smooth, glossy gravy consistency.
- Temperature Control: Slow cooker settings dramatically impact meat tenderness – low and slow develops deeper flavors while high heat provides quicker meal preparation.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 393
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg