Super easy Slow Cooker Broccoli Beef! The sweet/savory/garlicky sauce is AMAZING, not to mention so much better tasting and healthier than takeout.
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 4 hourshours
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Total Time: 4 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
1 ½poundsflank steak, thinly sliced and chopped into 2 inch pieces
1cupbeef broth
⅔cuplow sodium soy sauce
⅓cupbrown sugar
1tablespoonsesame oil
1tablespoonminced garlic
¼teaspoonred chili flakes , (optional)
4cupsbroccoli florets
2tablespoonscornstarch
4tablespoonscold water
Instructions
Grease the inside of a slow cooker. Add steak, beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic, and chili flakes. Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low 4-5 hours.
Minutes before serving, uncover the slow cooker. In a small bowl, whisk corn starch and water until dissolved. Add to slow cooker and stir. Cover and allow to cook another 20-25 minutes.
Just before serving, place broccoli in a large tupperware, fill with 1/2 inch of water, and place the lid on in an off-set manner so that the container can vent. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Drain, stir broccoli into slow cooker, and serve.
Notes
For a bit of a spicy kick, add a full 1-2 teaspoons of crushed red pepper flakes