Sweet And Sour Hawaiian Beef Crock Pot

Total Time: 7 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup cider vinegar
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained and reserve juice
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 3 -6 tablespoons oil
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless beef sirloin (cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces, or use a cut of beef of choice)
• 1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (or to taste)
• salt and pepper
• 3 cups baby carrots, cut in half
• 1 large onion, cut into about 1-inch pieces
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1 large green pepper, seeded and chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl combine brown sugar, cider vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, soy sauce and garlic.
• 2 add/stir in the brown sugar until completely dissolved; set aside.
• 3 heat oil in a skillet.
• 4 season the beef cubes with salt and pepper then brown in hot oil on all sides.
• 5 place the browned meat in the slow cooker along with the red pepper flakes.
• 6 add in carrots and onion to the slow cooker.
• 7 pour the pineapple juice mixture over the veggies and beef.
• 8 cover and cook on low setting for 7-9 hours or on high heat for about 3-4 hours, or until the meat is tender.
• 9 increase the heat to high.
• 10 dissolve the cornstarch and cold water in a small bowl.
• 11 add in the cornstarch mixture, pineapple chunks and green pepper into the beef mixture in the slow cooker.
• 12 continue to cook for about 30 minutes, or until the green pepper is crisply tender and the juices are thickened.
• 13 serve with cooked rice.