Tender Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli (Printable)

Slow-cooked beef and crisp broccoli in a rich garlic-soy sauce for an effortless dinner.

# What you'll need:

→ Beef & Marinade

01 - 1.5 lbs flank steak or sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain
02 - 1/4 cup cornstarch
03 - 1/4 tsp black pepper

→ Sauce

04 - 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
05 - 1/3 cup beef broth
06 - 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
07 - 2 tbsp oyster sauce
08 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
09 - 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
10 - 1 tbsp sesame oil
11 - 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

→ Vegetables

12 - 4 cups broccoli florets

→ To Serve

13 - Steamed white or brown rice
14 - 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
15 - 2 green onions, sliced

# Directions:

01 - Place sliced beef in a large bowl. Toss with cornstarch and black pepper until evenly coated.
02 - In a separate bowl, whisk together soy sauce, beef broth, brown sugar, oyster sauce, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes until well combined.
03 - Place coated beef into the slow cooker. Pour sauce over the beef and stir to combine. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 2 hours until beef is tender.
04 - About 30 minutes before serving, stir in broccoli florets. Cover and cook until broccoli is just tender but still bright green, about 25-30 minutes.
05 - Serve hot over steamed rice. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions if desired.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • The beef becomes impossibly tender without any fancy techniques or hours of monitoring
  • That glossy sauce clings to everything, turning simple rice into something youd actually crave
  • Its the kind of meal that makes people assume you cooked all day when you barely did anything
02 -
  • Adding broccoli too early makes it mushy and sad. Timing it for the last 30 minutes keeps it vibrant.
  • Cornstarch can clump if you dump it directly into liquid. Tossing the beef first eliminates this problem completely.
03 -
  • Freeze the beef for 30 minutes before slicing. It makes thin cuts effortless.
  • Fresh ginger keeps for weeks in the freezer and grates easily while frozen.

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