Crockpot Korean Beef
Crockpot Korean Beef makes flavorful beef that slow cooks until it is so tender that it practically melts in your mouth! This will be one of those dishes your whole family begs you to make!
If you like our shredded beef recipe, you’ll love this delicious recipe, too!
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This flavorful Korean beef is so easy to make! When made by slow cooking, the chuck roast or flank steak, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and red pepper flakes create tender meat and a delicious sauce that can be enjoyed as is or made into Korean tacos.
Our Korean beef recipe is an easy dump-and-go slow cooker meal that can be made in just a few hours or simmered all day long.
Ingredients
This Korean style beef is an easy crock pot dinner recipe the whole family will love!
This is meant to be a brief overview of this great recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below.
Storage
To Store: Leftover Crockpot Korean Beef should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. (These are my favorite airtight containers.) It will keep for 3-5 days.
To Freeze: Place the beef into a freezer bag and label it. Store for 2-3 months.
To Thaw: Remove from the freezer and allow to thaw in the fridge overnight.
Variations
The first time you try any new recipe we recommend that you make it just as it is written on the recipe card since that is how the recipe has been tested. However, the next time you make our recipe, you might want to try one of these ideas:
- For a spicy kick, add a little sweet chili garlic sauce or red pepper flakes.
- Fresh ginger also so much flavor to the juicy beef but you can also use ground ginger.
Out of something you need? Check out our free ingredient substitutions printable!
Serving Suggestions
It’s so easy to make Korean beef tacos with corn or flour tortillas, a bit of fresh lime juice, and all your favorite toppings. It’s perfect for Taco Tuesday! My favorite way to top my Asian taco is with some purple cabbage slaw but it would also be good with a cucumber slaw.
Make your own Korean beef bowls with white rice or brown rice topped with pickled red onion, bean sprouts, or sliced green onions.
Korean beef sliders with Korean BBQ sauce. These are great for potlucks where everyone can assemble their own sandwiches.
Substitute Korean beef for pulled pork in our lettuce cups.
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Crockpot Korean Beef
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Ingredients
- 3 pound stir fry sliced beef
- ½ onion diced
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch optional
- Sesame seeds for garnish
- Sliced green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray, or place a slow cooker liner in the crockpot.
- Place all the ingredients except the sesame seeds and green onions into the slow cooker.3 pound stir fry sliced beef, ½ onion, ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup soy sauce, 6 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon minced ginger, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, Salt and black pepper, 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Toss well to separate the beef.
- Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-6 hours
- Toss the beef and pull apart any strips of meat that are stuck together.
- Remove ¼ cup of the drippings from your slow cooker and put it in a small bowl.
- To the bowl, add the cornstarch slurry and stir to combine.
- Add the mixture back to the slow cooker and continue cooking for 30 minutes to thicken your sauce.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion slices if desired.Sliced green onions, Sesame seeds
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