Description
Skip the takeout and make this easy slow cooker meal! Tender beef and steamed broccoli are drenched in a thick, flavor-filled sauce that will have you coming back for seconds. This is a quick and easy meal that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds beef sirloin, sliced thinly into bite-size pieces
- 1 ¼ cup low sodium beef broth
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 16 ounces broccoli florets, fresh
- sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Step: Combine the beef broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, onion powder, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl. Set aside about ½ cup of the sauce and keep it in the refrigerator for later.
- Step: Add the sliced beef to the bottom of the slow cooker. Pour the sauce mixture (besides the reserved ½ cup) over the beef.
- Step: Cook on low for 3-4 hours or just until the beef is cooked through.
- Step: Whisk the reserved sauce and cornstarch together to make a slurry. Add the slurry to the slow cooker and gently stir to combine with the sauce.
- Step: Add the broccoli florets to the slow cooker. Do not mix so the broccoli can steam in the slow cooker.
- Step: Cook for an additional 30 minutes – 1 hour until the sauce has thickened and the broccoli reaches your preferred tenderness.
- Step: Gently fold in the steamed broccoli to coat it with the sauce. Serve over rice and garnish with sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
Slice beef against the grain for maximum tenderness. If the sauce is too thick after adding the slurry, add a splash of beef broth; if too thin, cook uncovered for a few minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 513 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 980 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 56 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
Keywords: beef and broccoli, slow cooker, crockpot, dinner, beef sirloin, takeout alternative