Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

Here’s a tasty and easy Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli recipe that brings all the flavor of takeout — but it’s homemade, hands-off, and budget-friendly.

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🥢 Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

🥩 Ingredients:

• 1.5–2 lbs flank steak or sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain

• 1 cup beef broth

• 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce

• 1/3 cup brown sugar

• 1 tbsp sesame oil

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated (or 1 tsp ground ginger)

• 1/4 tsp black pepper

• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (optional for a kick)

• 3 tbsp cornstarch

• 3 tbsp cold water

• 4 cups broccoli florets (fresh or frozen)

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🍛 Instructions:

1. Make the sauce:
   In a bowl, mix together beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, pepper, and red pepper flakes.

2. Load the slow cooker:
   Place the sliced beef in the slow cooker. Pour the sauce over the top and toss to coat.

3. Cook:

   • Low for 4–5 hours

   • High for 2.5–3 hours
     Until the beef is tender.

4. Thicken the sauce:
   In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch and cold water to make a slurry. Stir it into the slow cooker. Cook on High for another 20–30 minutes until the sauce thickens.

5. Add broccoli:
   Steam or microwave broccoli separately until just tender (about 3–4 minutes). Stir it into the slow cooker right before serving. (Adding it earlier will make it mushy.)

6. Serve:
   Over white rice, brown rice, or noodles. Garnish with sesame seeds or sliced green onions if desired.

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🔁 Variations:

• No flank steak? Use chuck roast or stew meat, but cook longer (closer to 6–7 hours on Low).

• Want it spicy? Add sriracha or more chili flakes to the sauce.

• Low carb? Serve with cauliflower rice.

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