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Crockpot Sweet and Sour Hawaiian Beef

5/11/2020

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This was the most spot on Sweet and Sour tasting and delicious meal ever! Seriously though, I will be making this one again very soon it was that much of a hit in our house. I ended up using the slow cooker option on my Instant Pot for this meal, so I could brown the meat and cook all in one pot. Plus, I was able to put the pot on saute mode at the very end to thicken up the sauce a little more. I definitely recommend doing the same if you have an Instant Pot, but if not this meal will still turn out delicious in the Crockpot - just one more pan to clean when you're done ;-). The only change I made to the recipe is using half the honey, and that was just by preference. The meal still turned out plenty sweet with a little less honey if you want to do the same. If you find ginger at the store definitely add in that fresh grated ginger too! The beef does stay in small 1-2 inch cubes if you properly brown them, but I opted to shred it at the end while I was reducing the sauce. My beef also turned out looking like pork, probably because I diced it up a day before cooking it and exposed it to more oxygen. Oh well it still turned out so good! I heated up some coconut oil and tossed some plain frozen cauliflower rice, salt, and extra green onions to pair with this. Add this recipe to your list of must-trys now! 

​Crockpot Sweet and Sour Hawaiian Beef
Ingredients:

​Sweet and Sour Pineapple Sauce
  • 16 ounces (two 8 ounce cans) of crushed pineapple (in juice not syrup) – drained and reserve juice in a small bowl.
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup coconut aminos 
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp honey (I reduced to 1 tbsp and it was still plenty sweet)
  • 1 tbsp of fresh grated ginger or pinch of ground ginger (optional but delish!)
For the Slow Cooker/Crockpot
  • 2 lbs boneless beef loin cut into 1–2 inch pieces, or you can purchase stew meat precut. Best to trim excess fat for before cooking. See notes for other meat options.
  • 2–3 tbsp Oil to brown meat
  • black pepper to taste
  • kosher salt to taste
  • 1–2 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 cup chopped red onion
  • 1 bell pepper – diced, seeds removed. (see notes for substitutes)
  • For plating – chopped green onion and/or cilantro to garnish. To serve with rice or cauliflower rice.
Optional Slurry to thicken
  • 1 tbsp Arrowroot starch
  • 1/2 tbsp cold water
Directions:
  1. Drain the canned pineapple and reserve the juice. Place pineapple aside and juice in a small mixing bowl.
  2. Next, whisk together the pineapple juice, cider, coconut aminos, garlic, ginger, and honey. Whisk until honey is combined (dissolved) with other ingredients. Set aside.
  3. Heat a medium size skillet with 2 tbsp oil. Lightly sprinkle the diced beef cubes with coarse kosher salt and pepper. Place meat in the pan and then brown meat on medium high, turning beef cubes to brown all sides. About 3-4 minutes.
  4. Place the browned meat in the slow cooker and sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes on top.
  5. Add the chopped onion and sweet and sour pineapple sauce to the crockpot/slow cooker. Mix together.
  6. Cover and cook on low setting for 5-6 hours or on HIGH heat for about 3 hours, or until the meat is cooked through and tender.
  7. After the meat has been cooked, mix in the crushed pineapple and bell pepper. *Note – if you would like thicken the stew/meat mix, add the arrowroot starch slurry here.  First dissolve the arrowroot starch and cold water in a small bowl to create a slurry then mix into slow cooker.*
  8. Cook on high for additional 20-30 minutes or until peppers have softened and juice has thickened.
  9. Spoon meat and juice over rice or cauliflower rice. Garnish with chopped green onion and/or cilantro.
Notes:
  • Feel free to use pork or turkey stew meat or pork loin as a beef substitute. Cooking times may vary.
  • 1 cup diced celery may be used in place of pepper if desired.

Original recipe found here
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