Crock Pot Mongolian Beef is the most delicious crock pot dinner recipe I have made in a long time.
Tired of heading out to a resturant when you are craving your favorite Mongolian Beef dish?
Crock Pot Beef Recipes
A slow cooker can turn any cut of beef into a mouth watering tender and delicious meal in just a few hours.
Crock Pot Beef Mongolia is made using flank or skirt steak. Two of the tenderist cuts of beef you can buy. As long as you slice the fiborous cut of beef correctly.
How To Cut Flank Steak
The way you slice a flank steak is very important. Flank steak should always be sliced across the grain before cooking. Watch the short video below that will show you how to slice flank steak.
Crock Pot Mongolian Beef Recipe
This Crock Pot Mongolian Beef recipe is easy to make and tastes just as good as if you went out to a resturant. Mongolian Beef is made simple easy ingredients.
The main ingredients you’ll need to make Crock Pot Mongolian Beef is a tender cut of beef, minced garlic, minced ginger root, brown sugar, a bit of water and julianned carrots.
Cornstarch is used as the thickener. As it slow cooks the sauce will thicken. Serve the Mongoligian Beef over cooked white rice. If you adventurous pull out a pair of chop sticks and dig in.
The best part is that when you walk into the door and the aroma hits you in the face your mouth is going to start watering.
Crock Pot Main Dish Recipes
I love cooking in my crock pot. I’ll use a slow cooker to cook any type of meal be it a crock pot main dish, crock pot appetizer or even a crock pot dessert recipe.
Crock Pot Meals
Crock Pot Meals are such time savers. I love throwing the ingredients for a meal in my crock pot, turning it on and knowing in 4 to 8 hours I will have an entire meal to serve to my family.
Crock Pot Meals are perfect for large families or small families.
If you are slow cooking for two you can make almost any of my crock pot recipes and freeze the leftovers to eat during the month.
I love using my crock pot for meal planning. I will slow cook a soup recipe and put most of the leftovers in freezer containers. Then I have a home cooked meal for lunch or dinner any time I don’t feel like cooking.
If you are interested and would like to see how I pack up my leftover crock pot soup for freezer meals leave me a comment.
Mongolian Beef FAQs
Flank steak is a great choice for slow-cooked meals like this one. It’s lean and tends to become tender when cooked for extended periods.
Slice the beef into thin strips against the grain. This helps keep the meat tender instead of tough when cooked.
Absolutely! Feel free to adjust these ingredients according to your personal taste preference.
Expert Recipe Tips
- Quality of Beef: Choose a good quality cut of beef. Flank steak is a good choice for this recipe because it’s lean and tends to be tender when slow-cooked.
- Cutting the Beef: Cut your beef into thin slices against the grain. This will ensure that your beef is tender and not tough when cooked.
- Browning the Beef: Before adding the beef to the crock pot, brown it in a skillet with a little oil. This will give the beef a nice color and add depth of flavor to the dish.
- Sauce: Make sure to use a good quality soy sauce. It makes a huge difference in the flavor profile. Also, don’t be afraid to adjust the amount of garlic, ginger, or brown sugar to suit your taste.
- Cooking Time: Don’t overcook the beef. Even in a slow cooker, overcooking can make the beef tough. Cook on low for about 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.
- Vegetables: Add vegetables like bell peppers or broccoli if you want, but add them towards the end of cooking so they don’t become too soft.
Remember, the key to a great crock pot Mongolian beef is patience. Let the slow cooker do its work and you’ll be rewarded with a delicious meal. Enjoy!
Crock Pot Mongolian Beef
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lbs beef flank steak
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup julienned carrot (optional)
- sliced green onion (optional)
Instructions
- Carefully slice the flank steak into very thin slices cutting against the grain with a very sharp knife.
- Place the sliced flank steak into the bottom of a 7-quart crock pot.
- Add the vegetable oil to the crock pot and toss with the sliced flank steak until the meat is coated evenly with oil.
- Add the minced garlic and the minced ginger root to the crock pot.
- Next, add the cornstarch to the crock pot and toss the meat to coat. This step will prevent the cornstarch from clumping.
- Add the dark brown sugar, soy sauce and water to the crock pot.
- Mix to combine until the brown sugar is no longer lumpy.
- Add the julienned carrots if using. Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours or low for 6 to 8 hours.
- Serve over cooked long grain white rice.
Notes
- Quality of Beef: Choose a good quality cut of beef. Flank steak is a good choice for this recipe because it’s lean and tends to be tender when slow-cooked.
- Cutting the Beef: Cut your beef into thin slices against the grain. This will ensure that your beef is tender and not tough when cooked.
- Browning the Beef: Before adding the beef to the crock pot, brown it in a skillet with a little oil. This will give the beef a nice color and add depth of flavor to the dish.
- Sauce: Make sure to use a good quality soy sauce. It makes a huge difference in the flavor profile. Also, don’t be afraid to adjust the amount of garlic, ginger, or brown sugar to suit your taste.
- Cooking Time: Don’t overcook the beef. Even in a slow cooker, overcooking can make the beef tough. Cook on low for about 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.
- Vegetables: Add vegetables like bell peppers or broccoli if you want, but add them towards the end of cooking so they don’t become too soft.
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