Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef Recipe
Succulent, tender pieces of beef melt in your mouth. Great way to enjoy take out while staying in.
Servings 8
Calories 310kcal
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
- sharp knife to cut onions
- ginger grater
Ingredients
- 2 lbs thin sliced sirloin beef often used for fajitas or carne picada
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 medium onions sliced
- 1 inch fresh ginger peeled and grated
- 3-4 garlic cloves peeled and pressed
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup water
- 2 green onions sliced diagonally
- sesame seeds for garnishing
Instructions
- Sprinkle the meat with the cornstarch and toss to coat and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together soy sauce, water, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic.
- Place the meat in the slow cooker, then follow with the onions on top, finally pour the sauce over the top.
- Cover and cook on low for low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 4 hours
- Serve over rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds
Notes
- If you like a little kick, add some red pepper flakes.
- I have made this recipe with all of the following cuts of meat and it works great: Sirloin steaks that I cut myself, stew meat, fajita meat (those two are already sliced) and flank steak, which you can again cut yourself or ask the butcher to do it for you.
- On the Trim Healthy Mama plan? Substitute the brown sugar with Swerve brown sugar, or 1/2 cup of Truvia or 3-4 Tablespoons Super Sweet Blend, depending on your tastes. And, instead of using the cornstarch, you can use glucomannan. The conversion would be 4 teaspoons, but I think you could get away with 2-3. Just stir it into the sauce.
- For a low carb or THM option, serve it over Spaghetti Squash instead of rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 1700mg | Potassium: 614mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 4.9mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 3mg