Fallen Souffle

When I was putting this meal together yesterday morning I had high hopes that this would be a great dish. I have honestly never used fresh ginger until yesterday. I absolutely love the smell of it fresh and plan to use it more often now! This was simple to throw together in the morning. I like to use cheap cuts of beef, and often those that are “manager’s special” that are close to their expiration date. That may sound gross, but I promise I don’t get the icky looking ones! And I usually use them
that day.

This dish was ok, tasted like a regular pot roast to me. It was a tad on the salty side, and I used low sodium broth but probably should have used low sodium soy sauce as well. The beef was also dry, but it could be due to the thin pieces of meat I used. Evan munched on it a bit so it couldn’t have been too terribly bad.

When I make it again I will be sure to use all low sodium ingrediants and will probably only cook it for about 5-6 hours.

Crockpot Gingered Beef

1-1/2 lbs. boneless beef round steak, trimmed
4 carrots, cut into 1/2″ pieces
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves minced garlic
1 cup beef broth
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger root
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
Tbsp. water
9 oz. pkg. frozen sugar snap peas, thawed and drained (I omitted this but will probably add next time)
3 cups hot cooked rice

1. Cut beef into 1″ cubes. Place in crockpot along with carrots, onions and garlic. Combine broth, soy sauce, ginger root and pepper in a small bowl and mix well. Pour over beef and vegetables.

2. Cover crockpot and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or until beef and vegetables are tender. (I would suggest doing it for maybe 6-8 hours if you have large chunk of beef.)

3. Turn crockpot to high heat setting. Mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir into crockpot. Cover and cook on high for 15-20 minutes until thickened. Stir in snap peas and heat another 5-10 minutes until hot. Serve over cooked rice. 6 servings

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