Name: Sweet and Sour Beef
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 lb. boneless chuck roast, trimmed well; 2 tsp. olive oil; 1 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; 1 can (14 oz.) crushed tomatoes; 2 T soy sauce; 1 tsp. anchovy paste, optional

Description

A delicious slow-cooked Sweet and Sour Beef made with tender boneless chuck roast and a flavorful sauce.

Ingredients

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4 lb. boneless chuck roast, trimmed well
2 tsp. olive oil
1 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
1 can (14 oz.) crushed tomatoes
2 T soy sauce
1 tsp. anchovy paste, optional

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Instructions

Trim as much fat as you can from roast, and cut if necessary to fit into Crockpot. Rub meat well with steak seasoning and black pepper.
Heat olive oil in a large frying pan and brown roast well on both sides. This will take a few minutes; don’t rush the browning step. Put browned roast into slow cooker.
Deglaze the pan while meat browns, combine onion powder, garlic powder, ginger puree, sweetener of your choice, rice vinegar, tomatoes, soy sauce, and anchovy paste (if using) in food processor. Process several minutes with 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 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 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 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 meat.

Notes

Steak rub can be of your choice; check consistency and flavor.
Ginger puree can also be substituted with fresh grated ginger.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Category: Main Dish
Method: Slow Cooker
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 plate
Calories: 450
Sugar: 8g
Sodium: 600mg
Fat: 20g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Unsaturated Fat: 15g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 30g
Fiber: 2g
Protein: 40g
Cholesterol: 100mg