DELISH SLOW COOKER KOREAN BEEF
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Delish Slow Cooker Korean Beef is simple yet full of flavor. Perfect comfort food on a chilly winter night.
After my Braised Korean Spicy and Sweet Short Ribs were a hit with the family, I knew I’d have to bring those flavors to more family meals.
You can’t beat pot roast when feeding a crowd especially if you utilize a slow cooker.
This roast is tender and flavorful with little effort on your part! Whether you make your chuck roast in the oven or slow cooker the only real ‘work’ on your part is searing the meat and mixing the sauce. Then, low heat and time are all it takes.
Serve with Texas Roadhouse Rolls.
DELISH SLOW COOKER KOREAN BEEF
I made an Asian inspired spicy and sweet sauce with soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, and red pepper. The sauce reduces down creating a sticky glaze that coats the roast perfectly.
I served the pot roast with rice but noodles would be tasty too. The sauce sticks to the rice or noodles and creates a flavor-filled bite.
HOW TO MAKE DELISH SLOW COOKER KOREAN BEEF
- Brown roast and place in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Add remaining ingredients and cook until fork tender.
WHAT IS POT ROAST?
Pot roast is a big, tough beef cut that’s priced cheap. These tough cuts are perfect for slow cooking. You can sear, cover, and cook these cuts slowly in the oven or slow cooker with herbs and veggies until they are fall-apart tender.
WHAT BEEF CUTS DO I USE?
The nice thing about pot roast is that you can use inexpensive cuts of meat. Tough cuts with lots of connective tissue like chuck, brisket, and round are the perfect cuts to use.
Cooking it ‘low and slow’ in the crockpot for incredibly juicy results! However, you can cook on high but be sure to shorten the cooking time to avoid overcooking.
Chuck: Chuck roast, shoulder steak, boneless chuck roast, chuck shoulder pot roast, chuck seven-bone pot roast, or beef chuck arm. My first choice for pot roast. It has outstanding marbling, making the roast tender and juicy
Brisket: Brisket comes from the well-exercised breast section of the cow, and this means it has a lot of connective tissue. It’s most known for barbecue recipes and typically cooked in a smoker. However, brisket makes a great pot roast.
Round: Rump roast or bottom round. It is leaner than either the brisket or chuck, so you may need to add some additional fat to prevent your pot roast from drying out.
Slow cooking these cuts breaks the collagen down, tenderizing the meat. The beef releases its juices into the broth, providing your roast with incredible flavor. Adding flour or cornstarch thickens the juices into gravy.
For leftovers, I enjoy making hoagies.
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Tools to making this Two Pack Slow Cooker Roast:
Finally, Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on products used.
Delish Slow Cooker Korean Beef
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Ingredients
- 3 to 4 pound beef chuck roast
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ cup low sodium soy sauce can substitute beef broth
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup brown sugar light or dark, packed
- 3 cloves garlic clove minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger fresh, grated
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Pat the meat dry with paper towels and sprinkle black pepper on all sides. Sear in a hot skillet on the stove on all sides. Transfer to a 4 to 5-quart slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy, Worcestershire, sugar, garlic, ginger, and vinegar. Pour over meat in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water. Stir cornstarch mixture into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.
- This is great over rice or noodles. It's also good in sandwiches and tacos.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
One of my favorite meals I have made in a long time. This recipe was simple. Full of flavor and I did leave out the sugar, my preference. Great for a Sunday dinner or whenever! Don’t sit on this one. Thanks for a great recipe!
Making this again today! Love the recipe. Thank you!
I don’t see instructions for the end. Are you supposed to shred the beef in the sauce? Also for cornstarch step is the beef still in there?
I usually serve it whole and everyone pulls or slicees off what they want. You can shred it though if you prefer. After mixing the sornstarcy and water in a small bowl, I pour it over the roast in the slow cooker then take the spoon and stir the broth a little. I don’t take the roast out of the slow cooker.