Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

3 lb. Sirloin steak, cut into strips

1 heaping Tbsp. minced garlic

1 onion, chopped

½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. black pepper

 ½ tsp. ground ginger

2 tsp. sugar

3 green bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into strips

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1/4 cup cold water

White rice, cooked

1.  Heat oil in large skillet over medium-low heat.  Brown steak on both sides.  Sprinkle garlic over steak while it cooks.

2.  Transfer steak and pan juices to slow cooker.  Add onion, soy sauce, salt, black pepper, ginger and sugar.  Stir.  Cover and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours until meat is tender (up to 10 hours). 

3.  In final hour of cooking, add peppers.  Mix cornstarch with water and add to thicken sauce.