CROCKPOT BEEF AND BROCCOLI

Have you seen a delicious dish of beef and broccoli with rice in a restaurant and liked it?
What if I told you that it can be prepared at home using your crockpot? A healthy meal par excellence.

Ingredients:

• • 1 lb. beef chuck roast boneless, sliced into thin strips
  • 1 cup beef consomme or beef broth
  • Frozen broccoli florets (as many as desired, I used almost 2 cups)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp. sesame oil
  • White rice, cooked
  • 2 tbsp. cornstarch
  • 4 tbsp. sauce (from the crockpot after the dish is cooked)

Instructions:

1. 1. In a crockpot, whisk together beef, soy sauce, dark brown sugar, sesame oil, and garlic.
   2. Gently place the beef steaks in the liquid and toss to coat.
   3. Turn the saucepan over low heat and cook for 6 hours.
   4. When cooked, in a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch with the cooking liquid to form a slurry,
   5. then pour into a small saucepan, stirring well. Simmer on low heat for an additional 30 minutes to thicken the sauce.
   6. Add broccoli florets to the mixture and serve hot over white rice.

Note:
About the cooking time, the temperature of the crockpot may differ from the temperature, I suggest cooking it for 4 hours on the first round of this dish.6 hours in the cooking pot seems to give a lot of “grated” beef instead of sliced, so reduce the cooking time by 2 hours and go from there. Mine turned out well with 6 hours.

Enjoy!