Slow Cooker Korean Beef
This Slow Cooker Korean Beef recipe is simmered in a savory sauce to make the best and most delicious Korean beef served over rice and topped with sesame seeds.
Serving4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ½ Tablespoons refined sesame oil, olive oil or vegetable oil will work in a pinch
- 2 pounds beef flank steak, sliced against the grain
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 scallions, chopped (whites and greens divided)
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons honey
- 3 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions
- Sear the steak. Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet. Add the beef, season with salt and pepper, and saute until caramelized. Add the whites of the scallions and saute for 30 more seconds. Turn off the heat.
- Make the sauce. Whisk together the soy sauce, honey, garlic powder, onion powder, toasted sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, ground ginger, and red pepper flakes.
- Load the crock pot. Add the beef to the basin of your crock pot and pour the sauce over it. Stir until the meat is thoroughly coated in the sauce.
- Slow cook. Seal the crock pot and cook on high for 3 hours.
- Thicken the sauce. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the beef to a large mixing bowl. Pour the juices in the crock pot into a saucepan. In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ of the sauce with the cornstarch until smooth. Pour that into the rest of the sauce. Cook the sauce over medium-high heat, stirring consistently, until thickened.
- Put it all together. Pour the sauce over the beef and toss to coat.
- Serve. Serve over rice garnished with the greens of the scallions.
Notes
How to serve Korean Beef:
- Over rice (brown rice, white rice, and cauliflower rice will work)
- Korean beef tacos on flour tortillas
- In a lettuce wrap
Nutrition
Calories: 478 kcal · Carbohydrates: 20 g · Protein: 52 g · Fat: 20 g · Saturated Fat: 6 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 8 g · Cholesterol: 136 mg · Sodium: 2330 mg · Potassium: 924 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 14 g · Vitamin A: 195 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 69 mg · Iron: 5 mg