Beef & Broccoli

Submitted by CoCaShe

"This is adapted from several similar recipes I found online; I've tried it once, it wasn't perfect but it was easy and I will keep tweaking as I go along!"

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb beef flank steak, cut into thin strips
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1⁄2 cup soy sauce
• 1⁄3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame or 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 -3 cups frozen broccoli
• red chili pepper flakes or red chili sauce, to taste

directions

1. Whisk together beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil and garlic in crockpot. Add slices of beef and toss to coat.
2. Cook on "low" (around 80C) for 6 hours. Note: how thin you cut the beef will affect cutting time; I cut them into maybe 1 inch squares about 1/2 inch thick and 6 hours was too long cooking time.
3. When crockpot cooking is done, whisk together some cooking liquid and cornstarch in a small bowl to make a slurry. Add it back to the crockpot and stir well. Add frozen brocolli and cook again on low for an additional 30 minutes.
4. Note on ingredients: I found the sauce didn't thicken up much; the flavor of the sauce was good, but it was runny so I will try less beef broth next time.