Description
Savor slow-cooked Chinese-inspired beef and broccoli, where tender meat melts with rich, glossy sauce. Hearty comfort meets simple elegance, inviting you to enjoy a restaurant-quality meal without leaving home.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 1 pound (454 grams) boneless beef chuck roast, sliced into thin strips
Liquid and Seasoning Base:
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) beef consomme
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) soy sauce
- 1/3 cup (80 milliliters) brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) sesame oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
Thickening and Cooking Agents:
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) cooled sauce from the crock pot after being cooked
Accompaniments:
- Fresh broccoli florets (as many as desired)
- Hot cooked rice
Instructions
- Carefully nestle thinly sliced beef into the crockpot, creating an even layer that ensures uniform cooking.
- Craft a robust marinade by whisking beef consomme, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and minced garlic until ingredients harmonize smoothly.
- Generously drench the beef with the prepared marinade, guaranteeing complete coverage for maximum flavor infusion.
- Allow the beef to slow-cook on low temperature for 6-8 hours, transforming the meat into tender, succulent morsels.
- Create a silky thickening agent by blending cornstarch with two tablespoons of hot liquid from the crockpot, whisking until completely lump-free.
- Reincorporate the cornstarch mixture into the crockpot, stirring vigorously to distribute and prevent potential clumping.
- If sauce remains thin, transfer to stovetop and rapidly boil, stirring constantly until reaching desired consistency.
- Introduce vibrant broccoli florets into the rich, glossy sauce, gently folding to ensure even coating.
- Elevate crockpot temperature to high and simmer for an additional 30 minutes, allowing broccoli to become tender-crisp and sauce to further intensify.
- Present this luxurious beef and broccoli atop steaming rice, creating a complete, restaurant-quality meal.
Notes
- Choose lean beef cuts like flank steak or sirloin for a tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture that absorbs the savory sauce perfectly.
- Slice beef against the grain into thin strips to ensure maximum tenderness and easier chewing during eating.
- Swap traditional soy sauce with low-sodium alternatives to reduce salt intake without compromising rich flavor profiles.
- Add a splash of rice vinegar or mirin for extra depth and brightness in the sauce, creating a more complex taste experience.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours (on Low) or 4 hours (on High)
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Chinese-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 416 kcal
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 1330 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg