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Slow Cooker Korean Beef
Chuck roast slow cooked until melt-in-your-mouth tender in a rich, savoury-sweet sauce of gochujang, soy, garlic, ginger and applesauce. A cosy, hands-off dinner perfect served over a bowl of rice.
Serves 6Prep 15 minCook 495 minBeef
Containsgluten · soy · sesame
Inspired by a recipe from Skinnytaste ↗
Protein 33%Carbs 23%Fat 44%
About 390 kcal a serve — 32 g protein, 22 g carbs, 19 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 6
Method
Season and brown the beef
SearToss the cubed beef with cornflour, garlic powder and onion powder until evenly coated. Working in batches, brown in a pan sprayed with oil over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes per side until well coloured, then transfer to the slow cooker.
Into the panBrown beef →
2-3 min per side
Sauté the aromatics
AromaticAdd the sesame oil to a small frying pan over medium-low heat, then add the ginger, spring onion whites and garlic. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until fragrant.
Into the panSauté aromatics →
3-4 min · medium-low
Make the Korean BBQ sauce
Mix allIn a bowl, combine the applesauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, gochujang, sugar and the sautéed ginger, spring onion and garlic. Stir well to blend.
In the bowlMix sauce →
Pour over the beef
Pour the sauce over the browned beef in the slow cooker, making sure the cubes are well coated.
Slow cook
Low 8 hrsCover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours, until the beef is fork tender.
8 hrs low / 4 hrs high
Garnish and serve
On topGarnish with the reserved spring onion greens and sesame seeds, then drizzle with a little extra gochujang or Korean BBQ sauce. Serve over rice.
On the plateGarnish →
Cook's noteTrim the fat off the chuck before cubing for a cleaner, less oily sauce; serve over rice with a crunchy cabbage slaw or sliced cucumbers.
Estimated per serve
390 kcal · 32 g protein · 22 g carbs · 19 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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