Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

Ingredients

• 400 g beef strips or thin beef steaks (sliced)
• 1 onion (medium, chopped)
• 3 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp garlic (cloves; source also says 1 tbsp lazy garlic can be used)
• 1 tbsp ginger (lazy ginger may also be used)
• 150 ml chicken stock
• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 0.5 tsp Chinese five-spice
• black pepper (to taste)
• 1 tbsp cornflour (heaped)
• 1.5 tbsp water (cold, for the slurry)
• 1 broccoli (head, cut into florets)
• 0.5 tsp sesame oil (½–1 tsp; source gives a range)
• spring onions (optional, for serving)
• sesame seeds (optional, for serving)
• rice (for serving; amount not specified)

Steps

1. 1

   Add the sliced beef and chopped onion to the slow cooker.

2. 2

   Add the dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, chicken stock, rice wine vinegar, Chinese five-spice, and black pepper.

3. 3

   In a small bowl, mix the heaped cornflour with the cold water until smooth to make a slurry. Stir the slurry into the sauce.

4. 4

   Cover and cook on HIGH for 2½–3 hours or LOW for 4–5 hours, until the beef is tender.

5. 5

   Add the broccoli florets for the final 45–60 minutes of cooking, cooking until tender to your liking.

6. 6

   Stir the sesame oil through the beef and broccoli.

7. 7

   Serve over rice, topped with spring onions and sesame seeds if desired.

Notes

The source does not specify rice quantity or how to prepare it; cook rice separately for serving. Sesame oil is given as a ½–1 tsp range.

Nutrition per serving

• dinner
• main
• slow-cooker
• fakeaway
• gluten-containing
• dairy-free