Slow Cooker Korean Beef
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Amazingly tender, melt-in-your-mouth Korean beef easily made right in the crockpot – 10 min prep! So easy, so good.
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Korean beef? In a crockpot? Really?
Yes, really! It is packed with the most tender chunks of beef chuck roast that cooks oh-so-perfectly right in your slow cooker, swimming in that gravy-like sauce. And don’t worry. The crockpot is doing all the heavy lifting for you.
All you have to do is gather a handful of pantry staples and throw them right into the slow cooker – beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ginger, Sriracha, onion powder and white pepper. This is that lovely gravy-situation I mentioned.
You’ll want all of this on a bed of rice to sop up every last drop. A side of kimchi + cucumbers is also a very nice-to-have.
Did you miraculously end up with leftovers? Serve with eggs for breakfast or stuff it in tacos, quesadillas, or even a burrito.
Tools For This Recipe
6-qt slow cooker
Slow Cooker Korean Beef: Frequently Asked Questions
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Slow Cooker Korean Beef
Ingredients
- 1 cup beef broth
- ½ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 3 pound boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ginger, Sriracha, onion powder and white pepper.
- Place chuck roast into a 6-qt slow cooker. Stir in beef broth mixture until well combined.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1/4 cup water. Stir in mixture into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 30 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.
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I had pinned your recipe several months ago and at the time you were using the Campbell’s Korean BBQ sauce. Now that I have come back to reference the recipe, I see that you are making the sauce yourself. I was just wondering why you no longer use the Campbell’s sauce? I have a package in my pantry but if it doesn’t taste good then I would rather throw it away. It’s a lot cheaper than wasting the beef and peppers in a dish that isn’t going to be any good.
Rachel, I do love the Campbell’s Korean BBQ sauce but I have had a lot of requests to make this dish from scratch, which is why I have updated the recipe. But you can’t go wrong either way!
This was a great and easy recipe. Thanks!
I don’t think my previous message went through, so…again. I had previously printed this recipe for future use. Well, I made it on the weekend and…OMG it was absolutely amazing. We had family over for dinner and they LOVED it. It is now one of our “favs”. I love your site and have used many of your recipes. Thank you for being such a good cook and for sharing with all of us.
Are you cutting up the meat before adding it to the crockpot?
Yes, that’s exactly right. The ingredients calls for 3 pound boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes.
Hi, I am about 2 hours into cooking this and it already smells great! This is the first time I have seen your website, and I like it.
I couldn’t find onion powder at the shop, so substituted half a shallot, cut fine. And I forgot the white pepper, so used black. Otherwise, I just converted the US measurements and followed the recipe closely, albeit with half measurements as I’m not feeding eight.
I’ll have half tonight, garnished on the plate so I can refrigerate the other half and re-heat, which may make it even better.
Serving it with egg noodles and sugar snap peas.
By the way, in the UK you can get Sriracha at Marks & Spencer. It is shelved in the chilled section by the Oriental ready-meals.
Delicious!
Okay, I have made this dish twice since my first post, and am rather tempted to make it again this week. After translating the measurements, I’d say this could take a little more chilli heat, without becoming particularly spicy for all but the most delicate palate.
Next time, I will use the Sriracha and also a little bit of dried Chipotle pepper, just to see how it turns out. Not an authentic Korean ingredient, but adding a little smokiness to the existing depth of flavour might lead to something good.
Chungah, consider your website well and truly bookmarked!
I accidentally put in the cornstarch and water mixture before letting it cook for 7-8 hours on low. Will that mess up the pot of beef roast?
It should be just fine. If the mixture is too thick, you can add a little bit of water to thin it out.
What if you made a double batch? Would this drastically change the cook time?
You may have to add at least an additional hour but without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. Please use your best judgment.
Can I use already cut-up stew meat for this?
You can certainly try substituting stew meat but without further recipe testing, I cannot speak for how much this will change the overall texture of the dish. Using a substitution may also result in a mediocre outcome.
Do you recommend toasted sesame oil or just regular sesame oil?
Either will work just fine.
I’ll be trying this tomorrow. Not sure how it will affect the meal, but I’m mixing all the ingredients (sans cornstarch, sesame seeds and green onions) in a bowl tonight, and then into the fridge. Tomorrow morning I’ll take it out and put it all into the slow cooker. Wondering how much the flavor will be affected, and/or if you’ve ever done the same? Cheers!
Made this today and it was awesome! The beef was tender & the sauce is delicious! Will definitely make this again. I also added a bag of frozen broccoli during the last 10 minutes or so, to sneak in vegetables for my toddler- he loved it!
Wow! This was so flavourful. I love these one pot dinners. I used beef bouillion and it was fine. The family requested I serve it over egg noodles and that made it a very hearty meal. It thickened up beautifully.
It’s funny reading the comments and the recipe changes to pork and they start searing the meat. I will be cooking this Saturday because I work/travel 10 hour days and I don’t want to overcook the meat. I eat a lot of chicken so this will be a nice change.
Chungah,
Where has your site been in the 5 years since I began my love of cooking? I’ve been to those cooking websites where they have 500,000+ recipes and it takes forever to ‘wade’ thru and find something that you know will work just by looking at it.
I joined your site today, and EVERY ONE of your recipes has the look of success. I’m going to try your Bang Bang Shrimp Pasta and Korean BBQ this weekend!
Thanks again, and keep doing what you’re doing!
Ron
Hello, does the ginger flavor come out slot in this recipe? I just want to know if it’s a string taste thank you 😉
A lot * strong * sorry for typos a
I forgot the beef broth 🙁 can I use beef bouillon? I need to cook tonight, because I had beef in fridge since yesterday
You can certainly try substituting beef bouillon but without further recipe testing, I cannot speak for how much this will change the overall taste/texture of the dish. Using a substitution may also result in a mediocre outcome.
I did without and used water it came out good! I just starting to cook. So I was worried but the portions were small to me, next time I’ll double it up. Lol. Thank you so much!
No, the ginger taste is not very strong.
Added about 1/4 cup chili garlic sauce,an medium onion and upped the rice vinager by2 tablespoons. Should have made broccoli too.
This beef is absolutely delicious. I served it over elbow macaroni and our grandchildren ( ages 6 and seven) devoured it. Thanks for making this Grandmother’s life easier.
I have tried many of your recipes and they have all been great! I have tried so many that I refer to you as my good friend Chungah. I am so happy that you use simple easy to find ingredients. I have to cook for a family member who has to eat gluten free. Most of your recipes are or are easily modified to be. I am trying this tomorrow and can hardly wait!!!
you are very nice – many thanks
I was wondering if you will be continuing to post to the blog portion of the website. I haven’t seen a new post since February 21, 2015. Thanks!
Ann, that’s really strange because I just took a look at the blog portion and the newest post from today is up (Irish Beef Stew, March 9, 2015): https://damndelicious.net/blog/.
The last one I see is also from 02/21.
Thank you both for letting me know. This issue has been fixed nox and the newest post from March 9th should be visible.