I got this recipe from a friend and it is wonderful. My kids love it. It tastes like you got it at a Chinese restaurant and the slow cooker does most of the work! Serve over steamed rice.
Ingredients
- flank steak: 1 pound (cut into bite-size pieces)
- cornstarch: 0.25 cup
- olive oil: 2 tsp
- onion: 1 piece (sliced)
- garlic: 1 Tbsp (minced)
- green onions: 3 piece (sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch pieces)
- soy sauce: 0.5 cup
- water: 0.5 cup
- brown sugar: 0.5 cup
- ginger root: 0.5 tsp (fresh; minced)
- hoisin sauce: 0.5 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Place flank steak and cornstarch into a resealable plastic bag. Shake the bag to evenly coat the flank steak with the cornstarch. Allow to steak rest for 10 minutes.
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Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir steak until evenly browned, 2 to 4 minutes. Place onion, garlic, flank steak, green onions, soy sauce, water, brown sugar, ginger, and hoisin sauce in a slow cooker. Cook on Low setting for about 4 hours.
