Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak

1 1/2 lbs. beef round steak -- (1 1/2 to 2)

2 tablespoons Cooking oil

1/4 cup Soy sauce

1 cup Chopped onion

1 Clove garlic -- minced

1 teaspoon Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon Pepper

1/4 teaspoon Ground ginger

4 Tomatoes -- wedged

1 can tomatoes, canned -- undrained

2 green bell pepper -- sliced

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon cornstarch

cooked noodles OR cooked rice

Cut beef into 3x1" strips; brown in oil in skillet. Transfer to a slow cooker. Combine the next seven ingredients; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. Add tomatoes and green peppers; cook on low for 1 hour longer. Combine the cold water and cornstarch to make a paste; stir into liquid in slow cooker and cook on high until thickened. Serve over noodles or rice. From: "Taste of Home" Magazine