Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

Name: Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1.5kg flank steak or skirt steak, thinly sliced; 4 tbsp cornflour; 2 peppers, chopped; 2 sweet potatoes, cut into chunks; 6 garlic cloves, finely sliced; 1 thumb sized piece ginger, finely sliced; 1 red chilli, finely sliced; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 175ml low sodium soy sauce (12 tbsp); 175ml water; 100g brown sugar; 1 tsp white pepper; 6 spring onions, finely sliced; 1⁄2 cucumber, julienne peeled; Egg noodles, cooked according to packet instructions; Sesame seeds, toasted

4 steps

Prep:20minCook:4h

This recipe is a winner, just take 15 minutes to prep your ingredients and fire it all into the slow-cooker or casserole pot 🔥 Have the dinner made ahead in the morning and leave the slow cooker to do all the work - handy!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:02:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories906.4 kcal (45%)

Total Fat25.8 g (37%)

Carbs75.4 g (29%)

Sugars33.6 g (37%)

Protein90.4 g (181%)

Sodium1539.2 mg (77%)

Fiber5.7 g (21%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1.5kgflank steak

or skirt steak, thinly sliced

4 Tbspcornflour

1 thumb sizedginger

175mllow sodium soy sauce

175mlwater

100gbrown sugar

1 tspwhite pepper

To serve:

0.5cucumber

cooked according to packet instructions

sesame seeds

toasted

Instructions

Step 1

1. Place the sliced steak pieces in a bowl with the corn flour and mix until the meat is well coated.

Step 2

2. Add the meat along with the remaining ingredients to a slow cooker, stirring to combine completely. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8-10 hours until the meat is tender and the sauce has reduced slightly.

Step 3

3. If cooking in a large casserole, heat over a high heat and add the sesame oil, fry the steak pieces until browned before adding the garlic, chilli and ginger and frying for a further minute or so. Add the remaining ingredients and stir through until completely coated. Lower the heat and place a lid on top and continue to cook for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until the sauce has reduced and the meat is tender.

Step 4

4. Serve the Mongolian beef with noodles, cucumber slices and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.