Name: Sweet and Sour Beef
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 lb. boneless chuck roast, trimmed well; 2 tsp. olive oil; to taste steak rub, to season meat; to taste black pepper, to season meat; 1 T onion powder; 1 T garlic powder; 2 T ginger puree; 2 T Monkfruit Sweetener or sweetener of your choice; 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar; one 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes; 2 T soy sauce; 1 tsp. anchovy paste, optional

Description

This Sweet and Sour Beef recipe features tender chuck roast cooked in a flavorful sauce that’s perfect for serving over rice.

Ingredients

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4 lb. boneless chuck roast, trimmed well
2 tsp. olive oil
to taste steak rub, to season meat
to taste black pepper, to season meat
1 T onion powder
1 T garlic powder
2 T ginger puree
2 T Monkfruit Sweetener or sweetener of your choice
1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
one 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes
2 T soy sauce
1 tsp. anchovy paste, optional

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Instructions

Trim as much fat as you can from the roast, and cut if necessary to fit into the Crockpot. Rub meat well with steak seasoning and black pepper.
Heat olive oil in a large frying pan and brown the roast well on both sides. This will take a few minutes; don’t rush the browning step. Put the browned roast into the slow cooker.
Deglaze the pan while the meat browns, combine onion powder, garlic powder, ginger puree, sweetener of your choice, rice vinegar, tomatoes, soy sauce, and anchovy paste (if using) in a food processor. Process several minutes with the steel blade until tomatoes are pureed and ingredients are well combined.
Put the pureed sauce into the frying pan where you browned the meat and simmer on low heat until the sauce thickens; you should be able to draw a spoon through it and have the sauce stay together.
Once it’s thickened to that point, pour the sauce mixture over the meat in the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 7-8 hours (or more) or on high for 3-4 hours, or until the meat is very tender. (If I’m home I usually turn it a couple of times, but it’s not necessary.)
Remove meat from slow cooker and keep warm. Skim off any visible fat from the sauce mixture if needed, or use a fat separator.
Slice the pieces of roast and serve the Sweet and Sour Beef hot, with sauce spooned over the meat.

Notes

Use your favorite steak rub for seasoning.
Ginger puree can be homemade or store-bought.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Category: Main Course
Method: Slow Cooker
Cuisine: Asian

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 plate
Calories: 300
Sugar: 5g
Sodium: 800mg
Fat: 15g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Unsaturated Fat: 8g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 20g
Fiber: 2g
Protein: 35g
Cholesterol: 90mg