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Slow Cooker Korean Beef

4.95 from 18 votes

Easy Slow Cooker Korean Beef slow cooked in a rich, savory-sweet sauce made from gochujang, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and applesauce. A cozy, hands-off dinner that's perfect served over a bowl of rice.

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 8 15

Total Time: 8 30

Yield: 6 servings

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Korean

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

2 lbs chuck roast (trimmed and cut into cubes)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons ginger (chopped)
½ cup scallions (about 4 large scallions, chopped whites plus the green for garnish)
5 garlic cloves (chopped)
1 cup applesauce (apple-pear if possible)
½ cup low sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 ½ to 2 tablespoons gochujang sauce (Korean BBQ sauce or chili garlic sauce, plus more for serving)
1 tablespoon sweetener of your choice (I used coconut sugar)
black and white sesame seeds (for garnish)

Instructions

Toss beef with cornstarch, garlic powder & onion powder. Working in rounds, brown in a pan over medium-high heat that has been sprayed with oil. When both sides are browned, about 2-3 minutes per side, transfer to a slow cooker.
Add sesame oil to a small skillet over medium-low heat and add the ginger, scallion whites and garlic, cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until aromatic.
Combine applesauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, gochujang, sugar, sautéed ginger, scallion and garlic and pour over the beef. Cook on low setting for 8 hours or high 4 hours, until the beef is fork tender.
Garnish with scallion greens and sesame seeds,drizzle with gochujang or Korean BBQ sauce.

Notes

Serving Suggestions: with rice, noodles, bao buns or even as a taco– I put mine over rice and made a crunchy cabbage slaw to have with it one night, and had it with cucumbers the next.
Heat level can be adjusted by adding more or less gochujang, chili garlic or sriracha also works in place of the gochujang.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup beef and sauce, Calories: 288kcal, Carbohydrates: 17.5g, Protein: 35g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 100mg, Sodium: 1125mg, Fiber: 1.5g, Sugar: 9g

- WW Points: 4

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