Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef
Have this tasty Mongolian Beef ready when you get home from work, thanks to your crockpot! Salty, a little sweet and a touch of heat make this the perfect at-home version of take out.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
- 1 large onion sliced 1/2"
- 1.5 lbs flank steak
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 green onions dark and light green parts sliced 1/4"
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, water, brown sugar, red pepper, vinegar, garlic, and ginger.
- Slice the flank steak against the grain into 1/2" strips and place in slow cooker. Add onions, toss to combine. Pour sauce over top.
- Cover and cook on LOW 6 hours or HIGH for 3-4.
- At the end of cooking, you have two options- remove a small amount of cooking liquid and whisk it into the cornstarch in a separate small bowl until smooth, then return it to the slow cooker, stir in and cook on HIGH for 45 minutes to thicken the sauce; or, pour off all cooking liquid into a saucepan, whisk in the cornstarch and simmer on the stove until thickened.
- Gently stir together the beef and onions, sauce and green onions. Serve over white rice.