SLOW COOKER BEEF BROCCOLI from Tip Hero

SLOW COOKER BEEF BROCCOLI
Serves 4 to 6
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 5 hours 10 minutes

You’ll Need
– 2 pounds beef chuck roast, sliced into thin strips, cut across the grain
– 2 cups beef broth
– 2 tablespoons sesame oil
– 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
– ½ teaspoon chili flakes
– 1 cup soy sauce
– ⅔ cup brown sugar, packed
– ⅓ cup cornstarch
– 4 cups broccoli florets, steamed
– White rice, cooked

How To

1. Add the beef broth, sesame oil, garlic, chili flakes, soy sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch to the bowl of a slow cooker. Stir to combine.
2. Add the sliced beef and mix until completely coated with sauce.
3. Cover with the lid and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours – or on low for 5 to 6 hours – until the meat is cooked through and tender. (Remember that slow cooker temperatures vary between each cooker, so cooking times may vary.) Remove the lid approximately 30 minutes before the meat is done to allow sauce to thicken.
4. Add the steamed broccoli and serve hot over rice.

     From Tip Hero.com 

BEEF and GUINNESS STEW

INGREDIENTS:

3 TBSP cooking oil
1/4 cup Flour
2 lbs. stew meat
1 tsp. salt
5 cups chopped onion
1 TBSP tomato paste
4 cups beef stock
1 (11.2 oz) bottle of Guinness Stout, or Imperial Stout
1/2 tsp pepper
1 1/2 cups chopped carrot
1-2 Bay Leaves
Potatoes - skinned, chopped into nice bite-size pieces (3 cups, or so, as you like)
or.....
(some people add in parsnips and/or turnips - same amount 1 1/2 cups each)

DIRECTIONS:

1. HEAT 1 1/2 TBSP oil in a Dutch oven or heavy soup pot over medium-high heat. Place flour in a shallow dish. Sprinkle beef with 1/2 teaspoon salt; DREDGE beef in flour. ADD half of beef to pan; cook 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove beef from pan with a slotted spoon. Repeat procedure with remaining 1 1/2 TBSP oil and beef.

2. ADD onion to pan; cook 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in broth and beer, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. 

3. Return meat to pan. STIR in remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper; add Bay leaves; bring to a boil. 

4. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally. 

5. Uncover and bring to a boil. Cook 50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add carrot, parsnip, and turnip. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and bring to a boil; cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. 

REMOVE Bay leaves

Nice and thick stew gravy goes great dipped with a hunk of French bread.

*Some prefer dredging and cooking the meat on the stovetop then adding everything to a slow-cook crockpot.