Slow Cooker Sesame Beef

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I stole this recipe for Slow Cooker Sesame Beef from budgetbytes.com. This delicious slow cooker recipe gets its flavor from the yummy cooking sauce. Soy sauce, brown sugar, water, garlic, ginger and sesame oil are whisked together in a bowl. Then sliced beef roast is placed in a slow cooker with green onions. Next the sauce is poured over the beef and onions, then cooked for several hours. Once the beef is tender the sauce is thickened with cornstarch and water, then sesame seeds and more green onions are stirred in before serving. This recipe is another delicious way to eat Chinese food at home, minus the fortune cookies.

The ingredients for this recipe are: ½ cup soy sauce, ⅓ cup brown sugar, ½ cup water, 2 garlic cloves, 1 ½ tsp grated fresh ginger, 1 tsp toasted sesame oil, 2 lbs beef roast, 6 green onions, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 2 tbsp water and 1 tbsp sesame seeds

Slice or cube the beef roast into a sprayed slow cooker.

Slice 3 of the green onions into 1 ½ to 2 inch sections then add to the beef.

Next combine the soy sauce, brown sugar and ½ cup water in a bowl and stir until the brown sugar is dissolved. Add the garlic, ginger and sesame oil to the soy sauce mixture.

Pour the cooking liquid over top and stir to combine.

Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 8 hours. Once the beef is tender, thicken the sauce. Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tbsp water, the pour into the beef and cooking liquid. Turn the heat off and garnish with sesame seeds and remaining sliced green onions.

Serve over rice or with your favorite side.

If you liked this recipe for Slow Cooker Sesame Beef then you can try Easy Mongolian Beef, Beef Lo Mein or Easy Mongolian Ground Beef. This entrée can be served with Fried Rice, Air Fryer Egg Rolls or Chinese Scallion Pancakes.

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Slow Cooker Sesame Beef

This delicious slow cooker recipe gets its flavor from the yummy cooking sauce. Soy sauce, brown sugar, water, garlic, ginger and sesame oil are whisked together in a bowl. Then sliced beef roast is placed in a slow cooker with green onions. Next the sauce is poured over the beef and onions, then cooked for several hours. Once the beef is tender the sauce is thickened with cornstarch and water, then sesame seeds and more green onions are stirred in before serving.
Course Entree
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours 20 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 ½ tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 lbs beef roast
  • 6 green onions divided
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Combine the soy sauce, brown sugar and ½ cup water in a bowl and stir until the brown sugar is dissolved. Mince the garlic and grate the ginger. Add the garlic, ginger and sesame oil to the soy sauce mixture. Set aside.
  2. Slice or cube beef roast. Slice 3 of the green onions into 1 ½ to 2 inch sections. Place the beef and green onions in the slow cooker. Pour the cooking liquid over top and stir to combine.
  3. Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 8 hours. After cooking, the beef should be tender and shred easily with a fork. If not, replace the lid and cook for 30 to 60 minutes more.
  4. Once the beef is tender, thicken the sauce. Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tbsp water, the pour into the beef and cooking liquid. Stir to combine, then allow it to come back up to a simmer, the sauce will thicken just slightly. Turn the heat off and garnish with sesame seeds and remaining sliced green onions. Serve over rice or with your favorite side.