Slow Cooker Steak and Caramelized Onions
A tender, flavorful steak cooked entirely in the slow cooker, no grill needed, topped with buttery caramelized onions.
Ingredients
| — | Steaks |
| — | Minced onion |
| — | Minced garlic |
| — | Salt |
| 1 medium | Onion (for caramelizing) |
| — | Butter |
| 1 spoonful | Brown sugar |
Instructions
We don't enjoy steaks very often, but since we buy our meat in bulk we usually tend to have some in the freezer most of the time and it's fun to pull one out here and there for a Sunday treat. We've yet to buy a grill at our little farmstead so my only option would be the oven or the stove top. I've never had much luck fully cooking a steak on the stove top, and I'd do just about anything to not heat up my oven during hot days. Our solution is simple and we love it: not only do we get a soft, tender steak no matter what cut we use, but it's full of flavor and I don't have to worry about getting it too well done or heating up the house. We are now connoisseurs of the slow cooker steak! Don't forget a good Steak Sauce to go with it.
Ingredients
- Steaks
- Minced onion
- Minced garlic
- Salt
Instructions
- You can use any cut of steak, just remember the thicker the steak the longer you will need to cook it. Most of the steaks in our freezer are less than an inch thick. I've used both thawed and frozen; frozen will need to cook a little longer. Start by putting the steak in the slow cooker.
- Add water to your slow cooker until it covers the steak halfway up the sides.
- Add in your favorite spices. We add minced garlic, minced onion, and some salt.
- Cook in the slow cooker for 6 hours on high for a frozen steak. A thawed steak should be finished at about 4 hours if cooked on high. You can always cook it on low if you need to put it in earlier in the day.
It only takes about 5 minutes to put together and once cooked you have an amazing tender steak — not quite like a roast, but much more tender than your average steak.
How to Make Caramelized Onions Chop up one medium sized onion. Place in a saucepan with a little butter (or lots of butter!). Fry for a few minutes before adding a spoonful of brown sugar — you don't need much. Continue to fry the onions until they are translucent and perfectly caramelized. Place on top of your steaks for a real treat! In the summer we love to pair this steak with a fresh garden salad topped with Homemade Ranch, Russian, or Dorthy Lynch Dressing.
From https://www.littlehouseliving.com/slow-cooker-steak-caramelized-onions.html