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Sweet and sour beef

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 9 hrs 10 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.9
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 600g stewing steak such as topside or blade, cut in thin slices or bite-sized pieces
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup cider vinegar or white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons salt-reduced soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 small (around 230g) can pineapple pieces in natural juice, drained — juice set aside
  • 2 medium-sized carrots, cut in medium slices
  • 1 large onion, cut in large chunks
  • 1 red capsicum, cut in chunks
  • 1 medium-sized head broccoli, cut in small florets
  • 3 tablespoons cornflour mixed with 3 tablespoons cold water
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place chopped steak in slow cooker. Mix brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and pineapple juice (not pieces) together and pour over meat. Add carrots and onion and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 7-9 hours or until meat is tender.

    2 If on low, turn heat to high and add pineapple pieces, capsicum, broccoli and cornflour mix. Cook for 30 more minutes on high or until capsicum and broccoli are just cooked and juices have thickened.

    Serving suggestion

    Serve beef with rice sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free soy sauce and check cider vinegar and cornflour are gluten free.

    See also:

    Sweet and sour pork  (new)

    Sweet and sour pork with noodles

    Sweet and sour pork stir fry

    Sweet and sour pork (original)

    Sweet and sour sauce

     

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