Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
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A Chinese take-out favorite that can be made right in the slow cooker – no sauteing, no stirring, no frying. It doesn’t get easier than that!
I’m all about making my favorite Chinese take-out dishes right at home.
It’s so much cheaper and you can use better quality ingredients. But when you can also make it right in the slow cooker, well, that’s just an all-around win in my book.
The best part about this is that there is absolutely no sautéing, no stirring, no frying or oil splatter of any kind. Just throw it all in the slow cooker and that’s it! How easy is that?
Now I should mention that I like my meat melt-in-your-mouth tender like a New York steak, which is why I only let mine sit in the slow cooker for a total of 2 hours.
But if you like your meat in the texture of pulled-pork-tender, I recommend increasing the time to 3-4 hours.
Either way, you’ll definitely want to skip take-out and make this right at home instead!
Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 cup beef broth
- ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ¼ cup oyster sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 pounds boneless beef chuck roast, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 heads broccoli, cut into florets
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together beef broth, soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil and garlic.
- Place beef into a 6-qt slow cooker. Add sauce mixture and gently toss to combine. Cover and cook on low heat for 90 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup water and cornstarch.
- Stir in cornstarch mixture and broccoli into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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Could you use frozen broccoli instead of fresh?
I recommend using fresh but as always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Hello! Has anybody tried this using a pressure cooker. I have an Instant Pot and was thinking of trying it but wasn’t sure how long it would need.
Okay so of course I started putting everything in the crock pot before I realized corn starch and broccoli should go in later…is my meal ruined now?
It’s really hard to say – it may still be salvageable. Let me know how it turns out!
Can the beef be marinated in the liquid mixture before placing in the slow cooker? Wondering if that would make the meat more tender.
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Hi.. love you’re blog.. I was wondering can I substitute the oyster sauce with vegetarian oyster sauce?
Thank you
Yes, absolutely.
Could you tell me if I can prepare this as a freezer crockpot meal? I like to prep several meals in advance, pull them out of the freezer and pop them in the crockpot. Would it work for this recipe and if so what changes should I make? Thanks!
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
Delicious!! I’m going to make this often!!!!
I just made this and omg it’s so good and flavorful. Didn’t think it was gonna come out this good but it did and I will surely make it again.
Hi Chungah, I recently discovered your website and fell in love in first sight. My only suggestion is could you add metric measurements for the ingredients for us non-US readers?
Oh and one question for this recipe….can I use regular soy sauce instead of low sodium one?
Thanks!!
There are many online resources that can be used to convert recipes to metric measurements like this:
http://www.jsward.com/cooking/conversion.shtml
And yes, you can certainly substitute regular soy sauce but you may need to add less than the required amount listed in the recipe.
My broccoli is still crunchy even after the 30 mins . should I leave it in longer.
Yes.
LOVING YOUR RECIPES!!! I’ve been cooking one recipe, 4 nights a week for the past night…I’m so glad that I ran into you (Internet-ly speaking). Quick question…would you consider adding toasted sesame seeds to this recipe? If so, how much? Thank you for all that you have done to this newbee in the kitchen!
Yes, absolutely. You can add as little or as much as you’d like – it’s up to you! 🙂
This is a great recipe I need to try! Question though… Is there anything else that I can use for cornstarch?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
I often use instant mashed potatoes as a thickener. It takes much less than you would think. I often use flavored potato flakes to add an additional flavor component to a dish. Just add the potato flakes about a tablespoon at a time until the desired thickness is achieved.
My family loved this. Thank you!
Hi there!
Two questions: 1) can i sear the meat before putting it in the crock pot? i like that crispy texture on the meat. 2) instead of broccoli, can i put in snap beans instead? do you think that will still work with cooking time and all?
Yes and yes!
So what I found was the sauce was very watery corn starch only thickens at a high temperature. So I removed all the sauce put it in a pot and brought it to a boil thickened right away then added it back to the beef and broccoli. Next time when it is time to add the water and corn starch I will removed the liquid and at it to a pit boil and then once thick will put it over the beef and broccoli to finish in the pot also I would recomend leaving it in the slow cooker an hour longer on low heat
I just have a 4.5 crock pot slow cooker will this work in it?
Yes! 🙂
I have 800 Grams of thinly sliced sizzle steak in my freezer would that be suitable to use?? and how long should i cook it for ? on High or Low Thankyou hope you can help.
Rhonda, you can cook on low heat for 90 minutes.
Thanks!! Doubled up on everything except the sugar as I had a ton of beef to use up and have prepared mushrooms to use instead of broccoli (here in the UK takeaways beef and broccoli/mushrooms taste pretty much the same sauce wise in my experience, but I prefer the mushroom version) and used a beef stock pot instead of broth. Had a taste of the sauce while it was warm and it is heavenly. Can’t wait for it all to finish cooking! There’s a whole ton of your recipes I’m dying to try.
I am making this tonight for the first time. Yay! Your carbonara recipe is a staple in our house. Can’t wait to try another recipe of yours.
Kim
I made this for the first time last week. It was delicious! Making it again today. Thank you so much for sharing!