Slow Cooker Korean Beef- a chuck roast is slow cooked with soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, and Gochujang until fall part tender.

How To Serve Slow Cooker Korean Beef

This salty, sweet, and spicy beef tastes great served over white rice with a side of steamed snow peas or steamed broccoli. Also works great as a filling for tacos or quesadillas.

What Is Gochujang

The main flavor component of this recipe is the gochujang. It is a fermented red chili paste that is frequently used in Korean cooking. It is sweet, spicy, and salty in flavor. If you can’t find it at a supermarket, check an Asian grocery store or order it online. Be sure to get the paste and NOT Gochujang Sauce. It comes in a red rectangular container and will keep for months in the refrigerator once opened.
More Recipes Using Gochujang

Gochujang ShrimpKorean Bulgogi TacosKorean Fried Chicken

Prep Ahead

This recipe has very little prep. There’s no need to sear the beef before placing it in the slow cooker. To get a head start making the recipe, you can mix together all the sauce ingredients a day in advance and refrigerate until needed. Then you literally only need about 5 minutes of work in the morning and the slow cooker does the rest. Gotta love slow cooked meals!

How To Thicken The Sauce

After 7 to 8 hours of cooking on LOW, stir together 1 1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of room temperature or cold beef broth. Add to the slow cooker. Cover...