Description

Tender, flavor-packed Slow Cooker Korean BBQ Style Beef inspired by bulgogi. The beef slow cooks in a rich gochujang-soy sauce mixture until melt-in-your-mouth tender, served with lightly pickled vegetables and rice for a perfectly balanced meal.

Ingredients

1 kg (35 oz) Beef brisket

1 Onion, sliced

1 tbsp Ginger, grated

3 tbsp Gochujang

3 tbsp Soy sauce

1 tbsp Apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp Sesame oil

200 ml (1 cup) Hot beef stock (using 1 stock cube)

2 tbsp Cornflour

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

2 Carrots, peeled into strips

1 Cucumber, cut into thin halves

2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar (for pickling)

Spring onions, to serve

Cooked rice, to serve

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Instructions

Remove any string from the beef brisket and place it in the slow cooker with onion, ginger, gochujang, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, and sesame oil. Mix well to coat the beef evenly.
Pour in the hot beef stock and cover with the lid. Cook on HIGH for 4–6 hours or LOW for 6–8 hours, until the beef is tender and shreds easily.
Once cooked, shred the beef with two forks inside the slow cooker.
In a small bowl, mix a few spoonfuls of the cooking liquid with cornflour to make a slurry, then stir it back into the slow cooker. Cook for another 30 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and becomes glossy.
While the sauce thickens, toss the carrot and cucumber strips with apple cider vinegar and a pinch of salt to lightly pickle them.
Serve the shredded beef over cooked rice, topped with pickled vegetables and chopped spring onions.

Notes

Use brisket, chuck, or flank steak for best results.

Adjust spice by varying the amount of gochujang.

For gluten-free, use gluten-free soy sauce and check your gochujang label.

Can be made ahead—store cooked beef up to 3 days or freeze for 3 months.

Reheat gently with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce.

Pickled vegetables are best prepared fresh before serving.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 6 hours
Category: Main Course
Method: Slow Cooker
Cuisine: Korean Fusion

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 520
Sugar: 7 g
Sodium: 980 mg
Fat: 29 g
Saturated Fat: 10 g
Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 22 g
Fiber: 2 g
Protein: 44 g
Cholesterol: 115 mg