Slow Cooked Pepper Steak

1 1/2 pounds To 2-lb. beef round steak
2 tablespoons Cooking oil
1/4 cup Soy sauce
1 cup Onion -- chopped
1 clove Garlic -- minced
1 teaspoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1/4 teaspoon Ground ginger
4 Tomatoes -- cut into eighths
1 can 16-oz. tomatoes with liquid -- cut up
2 large Green peppers -- cut in strips
1/2 cup Cold water
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
Cooked noodles or rice

Cut beef into 3"x1" strips; brown in oil in a skillet. Transfer to a slow cooker. Combine soy sauce, onion, garlic, sugar, salt, pepper, and ginger; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 6 hrs. or until meat is tender. Add tomatoes and green peppers; cook on low for 1 hr. longer. Combine the cold water and cornstarch to make a paste; stir into liquid in slow cooker and cook on high until thickened. Serve over noodles or rice.