Slow Cooker Korean Sesame Garlic Beef

Melt-in-your-mouth tender and so tasty is this Slow Cooker Korean Sesame Garlic Beef. The delicious marinade with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil gives the beef so much flavor. Such a breeze to make in the crockpot, too. Serve with rice and drizzle the sauce all over.

Having grown up cooking and eating food with the flavors of garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil – I knew that any marinade made with this combo would be superb in flavor and would make any dish shine.

So, it was a no-brainer to make a beef dish using this mixture. In fact, I have made two quick stir-fry dishes with such flavors – my Korean Ground Beef recipe and Sauteed Beef with Bean Sprouts and Cabbage.

Both recipes are very popular on our site and for very good reasons! Both are tasty and very easy to make! The same may be said of this flavorful beef dish!

Inspired by my Korean ground beef recipe (where I used a lot of fresh ginger!) and by a Taste of Home Sesame Garlic Beef dish, this easy Korean-style dish for the crockpot came about.

The slow cooker is such a convenient way to cook this delicious beef dish. Apart from the marinating bowl, you don’t need any other extra cooking utensils but the crockpot itself. No need to dirty so many dishes!

What I love about this easy Asian dish is that it has all the classic tastes of homestyle Korean cooking all in one dish – with flavors from sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, garlic – you simply can’t go wrong. It’s an explosion of flavors in your mouth!

Don’t forget to serve this Slow Cooker Korean Sesame Garlic Beef with a lot of rice and drizzle it all over with that delicious sauce.

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Slow Cooker Korean Sesame Garlic Beef

Melt-in-your-mouth tender and so tasty is this Slow Cooker Korean Sesame Garlic Beef. The delicious marinade with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil gives the beef so much flavor. Such a breeze to make in the crockpot, too. Serve with rice and drizzle the sauce all over.

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Korean

Keyword how to cook korean beef in the slow cooker, korean beef in the crockpot, korean meat marinade, slow cooker korean sesame garlic beef

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 5 hours

Servings 8 people

Calories 365 kcal

Author Manila Spoon

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp sesame seeds toasted
• 3 lb beef sirloin tip roast
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup sesame oil
• 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger
• 6 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 4-6 stalks green onions sliced thinly

Instructions

1. If your sesame seeds are not pre-toasted, dry fry them in a skillet or frying pan until nicely browned but not burned. Divide in half and set aside.
2. Slice the beef sirloin into thin strips. Set aside.
3. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, soy sauce, water, sesame oil, half of the roasted sesame seeds, ginger, garlic and flour. Add the beef strips and mix well to ensure the beef is well coated with the marinade. Let sit in the fridge for a few hours or overnight. If short on time, marinate for at least 1 hour.
4. Pour in the beef and its marinade into the slow cooker or crockpot. Cover and cook for 5-7 hours on low or until meat is tender. You can cook it for 3-4 hours on high, too.
5. Transfer the meat to a dish and sprinkle with the remaining sesame seeds and sliced green onions. Serve immediately with hot rice.

Recipe Notes

TIPS & TRICKS

I have made this with chicken too (use either thighs or breasts) it came out so good. Definitely try the poultry version, if you don’t like beef. 

Serve with rice as always. For the instant pot version, find the recipe here.

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Korean Sesame Garlic Beef

Amount Per Serving

Calories 365 Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Polyunsaturated Fat 4g

Monounsaturated Fat 6g

Cholesterol 94mg31%

Sodium 915mg40%

Potassium 676mg19%

Carbohydrates 18g6%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 14g16%

Protein 39g78%

Vitamin A 60IU1%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 97mg10%

Iron 4mg22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.