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Lately my boys have been very much into steak and what they call "man meals". Some nonsense about muscles and getting 'juiced'.....Not sure where they picked up this term (Mr. Barry Bonds), but in their defense they do attend public school and so much of what they learn could be attributed to life on the mean streets of Danville (it's rough out here in NorCal).
Along with steak, my youngest has discovered a love of red peppers. This culinary fascination has even found its way into his restaurant ordering which has given many a waitress a few fits here and there...."I will have the chicken tenders with a side of red peppers..please." I don't know about your neighborhood restaurants, but not too many sports bars (ie. Hooters) stock red peppers and I would guess not too many 6yr olds ask for those peppers as a side dish. Gotta love my boys.
Anyway, in honor of my boys and my own love of Peppers n' Steak I went through my repertoire of cookery skills and came up with a play on Sausage n' Peppers to make a dish of rDad's Steak n' Peppers in the trusty Crock pot. This recipe has about zero prep time and is a great 'all day cooker'.
What'cha need:
- 2 lbs. steak (flank steak works great, but use what you love)
- 2 red peppers, seeded and sliced into strips
- 1 small cube of beef bouillon
- 1/4 cup of soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
What to do:
- First, cut the steak into serving sliced, sandwich style portions.
- Then place 1/2 the steak in the bottom of the Crock pot.
- Now arrange the peppers on top of the steak.
- Finally, place the remaining slices of steak on top of the peppers.
- Now, mix the remaining ingredients in a small bowl and pour the mixture over the meat and peppers.
- Cover the Crock pot and cook on the low setting for 8-10 hours or on High for 3-4 hours.
I recommend you serve the peppers n' steak on deli style, short hoagie rolls which you can usually find in front of the deli counter at your grocery store. I tried this mix on hamburger buns (a sin for someone from the East Coast..."I know, I know") and it was a very messy disaster. My kids faces looked like they had just lost an eating contest and my kitchen table took 20mins to clean.
Add a tossed salad, some sliced peaches for the kiddos, a few Stella Artois for you and this is a great meal.
Good luck and good eating!!
rDad
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