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Talk about easy and delicious…thanks to my sister in law, Elvia!

Ingredients:

Flank Steak (I use about 2#)

1 cup chopped yellow or Spanish onion (or 1 container already chopped)

1/2 cup chopped green pepper (or 1/2 container already chopped, label and freeze the other half)

1/2 cup green, pimiento stuffed olives, no juice

3 to 4 garlic cloves, pressed

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon cumin

1/4 teaspoon sugar

1 bay leaf

8 oz can tomato sauce (I like more so I get the larger can and add about 10 or 12 oz)

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup red wine

Night before: Put chopped onion, green pepper and pressed garlic in crock pot.  Add all other ingredients, except for the meat and salt. Stir around to mix it up.  Use the salt to salt meat on both sides and put on top of everything in crock pot.  With spoon put some of the sauce on top of the meat, too.  Cover and put in fridge overnight.

Morning of:  You may flip meat, if you wish.  Cook in crock pot on low for 8 hours.

Ready for dinner?  Shred meat with fork and serve with sauce over white rice.  The shredded meat is delicious and fun for really young ones because it looks like spaghetti!