Description
Shredded flank steak in a sweet and savory sauce with green and red bell peppers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 green bell pepper, cored and sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, cored and sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 1/2 pounds flank steak
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, sesame oil, pepper and garlic. Set aside.
- Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in 1 ½ tsp of oil, bell peppers and onions. Sauté until softened. Transfer vegetables to a plate.
- Sprinkle the steak with the kosher salt. Add remaining 1 ½ tsp of oil into Instant Pot. Brown for 2 minutes on each side.
- More meat to the side. Pour in the soy sauce mixture and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off sauté setting.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 45 minutes. When time is up let the pressure release naturally (about 10-15 minutes). Remove the lid.
- Move steak to a cutting board and slice or shred.
- Stir 1 Tbsp of cornstarch together with 1 Tbsp of water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the pot to thicken the sauce.
- Stir the meat and vegetables into the pot. Salt to taste, if needed. Serve and enjoy.
Slow Cooker Instructions: (olive oil and cornstarch are not used for slow cooker version)
- In the slow cooker whisk together the vinegar, soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, sesame oil, pepper and garlic. Set aside.
- Sprinkle the steak with the kosher salt and nestle it into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours. Add in the peppers and onions and cook for 2 more hours.
- Shred the meat.
- Salt to taste, if needed. Serve and enjoy.
- Category: Beef
- Method: Instant Pot