Crockpot - chinese beef stew with radish

ingredients

• 2 lbs of beef stew meat, pre-cut into 1" cubes
• 1 radish, sliced in half, then into triangles
• slices of ginger
• few cloves of garlic
• 1 T hoisin sauce
• some low sodium soy sauce
• pinch of veg msg
• dash of black pepper

directions

• place beef on the bottom of the crockpot
• place the radish on top of the beef
• mix hoisin sauce and soy sauce with water, pour onto the beef (have enough water to completely cover the beef and veggies)
• cook on low for 8 hours

result

• tasted even better than the american style beef stew.
• still watery, but ok to have it soupy.

next time

• radish was cooked, but could have been softer. next time put radish on bottom and beef on top.