Recipe: Perfect Crockpot Beef and Broccoli

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Crumble beef bouillon cube into warm water in a bowl and stir to dissolve; add soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and sesame oil and stir to dissolve sugar. Pour sauce mixture over the beef. Place slices of beef in the liquid and toss to coat. You can have Crockpot Beef and Broccoli using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Crockpot Beef and Broccoli

1. Prepare 2 lb of boneless beef sirloin steak or london broil, sliced into thin strips.
2. You need 1 can of beef consumme.
3. It's 1 tsp of garlic powder.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of low sodium soy sauce.
5. Prepare 2/3 cup of packed brown sugar.
6. It's 3 tbsp of honey.
7. You need 2 tbsp of butter, melted.
8. It's 1 1/2 tbsp of sesame oil.
9. Prepare 1 pinch of ginger, optional.
10. You need 1 bag of frozen broccoli.
11. Prepare 1/2 cup of kikkoman sweet soy glaze *note* soy glaze is a syrupy textured mix of soy sauce, corn syrup, sugar, salt, msg, vinegar, and some preservatives*.

Pour into crock pot, add the broccoli and gently stir to combine. In a medium size bowl, stir together broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes until brown sugar has dissolved. Pour mixture over the beef into the crockpot and stir. Cook crockpot beef and broccoli on low.

Crockpot Beef and Broccoli instructions

1. Spray crockpot with cooking spray, add sliced beef. *tip* to make slicing easier, freeze beef for about one hour prior to slicing.
2. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients except for broccoli. mix well and pour over beef.
3. Cook on low about 4 hours or until beef is cooked through..
4. Cook broccoli and add to crockpot. stir to combine. cover and cook additional 30 minutes.
5. When all cooked, strain sauce into pan and slowly add 2 tbsps cornstarch. whisk until boiling to thicken. pour over food in crockpot and stir to combine well..
6. Serve over rice of your choice, or egg noodles if you like. enjoy!.

Cooking the beef low and slow provides enough time for the protein fibers to break down which results in tender beef. High heat will essentially boil the beef which is always a big no-no because it dries out your the beef. Like other stir-fries, this crock pot beef and broccoli reheats beautifully. Cook it once and enjoy the leftovers for lunch or dinner later in the week. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then reheat as directed.