Today I am sharing a delicious slow cooker, dump and go recipe that will make your family ask for more! This slow cooker beef and broccoli is full of flavor but so easy to throw together you won’t even believe it. You can use inexpensive cuts of beef or if you prefer, you can even do this with chicken and it will be amazing! I actually cooked mine for a bit longer than I should have and my steak literally fell apart, but no worries because it was very tasty and sometimes we all mess up but still need to put dinner on the table! I will share some tips for you after the fact so you won’t experience the same foibles as I did! Yes you can make this in a skillet, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do!
I started this out with about 3 pounds of sirloin steak that I trimmed well of all fat and gristle. You can use chuck steak, even cube steak or any other inexpensive cut of beef you like. Sometimes in my area you can find sliced “fajita meat” which sometimes is nothing more than thin round steak. That will work a treat as well! Do not use expensive cuts for this recipe! Totally defeats the purpose.
The sauce is built right in the vessel of your slow cooker. I used beef stock or broth, soy sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and a sliced onion. As an afterthought I added a pound of sliced fresh, baby bella mushrooms that I had in the fridge that needed to get used and they made an excellent addition to this dish! You can add whatever you like. Some matchstick carrots would be great here as well as some big dices of celery. You be the boss of your beef and broccoli sauce!
Once the sauce is all mixed together just toss the sliced steak in there and give everything a good nudge around to coat. Put your slow cooker on low and let this go for 4 to 6 hours. This is where I messed mine up. I accidentally realized too late that my cooker was set to high and then I went and did a bunch of chores and cleaning. By the time dinner rolled around and it was time to add the broccoli the meat was already so tender it was falling apart. Live and learn. Dinner still tasted amazing!
When your steak is cooked through but not falling apart you can move on to the next step, which is the broccoli. I am going to recommend that you either steam or cook fresh or frozen broccoli until it suits your taste. If using fresh, steam it on the stove. If you are using frozen, do the same either on the stove or in the microwave if you are so inclined. There is no wrong way to do it, just get it hot and cooked like you would for serving along side your main dish for any other meal. Once the broccoli is tender, add it to your simmering beef mixture and toss to coat. At this point the dish should be hot enough to still be bubbling and that is a good thing!
Now we want to tighten up that sauce and make it thick and luscious! I added equal parts of corn starch and water mixed together into a slurry. I used 1/4 cup of each. Poured that into the vessel and stirred. If your mixture is bubbly this should immediately start to turn the sauce from cloudy to clear in no time. Mine was not as fortunate and I had to wait a good long time for my vessel to come back up to temp. But it still tasted fabulous. Yours will be better than mine! As long as you follow my tips.
Now you are ready to serve this slow cooked beef and broccoli over some steamed rice or lo mein noodles or even zoodles would be great here! This is a rich and saucy meal that everyone in my family loved, even though I messed it up a bit. In the end, its all good. I am not perfect and I won’t hide mistakes. It makes it easier for me to share how to fix something if you know I messed it up in the first place. Like Bob Ross used to say, there really are no mistakes! Only happy accidents! These are words to live by!
I hope that you give this slow cooker beef and broccoli a try and heed my tips! I hope you love it!
Happy Eating!
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