Description
This Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef is tender, flavorful, and perfectly saucy. Made with thinly sliced beef, a sweet-savory sauce, and green onions, it’s an easy dinner that pairs beautifully with rice or noodles.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs flank steak, thinly sliced against the grain
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water (for cornstarch slurry)
- 3–4 green onions, sliced (for garnish)
- Sesame seeds (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
Instructions
- Place sliced flank steak in the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, mix soy sauce, brown sugar, 1/4 cup water, garlic, ginger, and black pepper.
- Pour the sauce over the beef and toss to coat.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 4–5 hours or on HIGH for 2–3 hours until beef is tender.
- About 15 minutes before serving, mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup water to make a slurry. Stir into the slow cooker to thicken the sauce.
- Cook on HIGH for additional 10–15 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds, then serve over rice or noodles.
Notes
For extra flavor, marinate the beef in soy sauce and garlic for 30 minutes before slow cooking. Adjust sweetness by adding more or less brown sugar to taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
Keywords: mongolian beef, slow cooker beef, easy beef recipe, crockpot dinner
