Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Beef

Name: Slow-Cooker Sweet and Sour Beef
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon (15 ml) sugar; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) cornstarch; 1/4 cup (60 ml) rice vinegar; 1/4 cup (60 ml) hoisin sauce; 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) beef broth; 2 lbs (1 kg) boneless beef scoter or chuck roast; 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sesame oil; 16 whole green onions; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh ginger, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sambal oelek; Salt and pepper

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Preparation 20 MIN

Cooking 5 H
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Ingredients
Preparation

Ingredients

1 tablespoon (15 ml) sugar
2 tablespoons (30 ml) cornstarch
1/4 cup (60 ml) rice vinegar
1/4 cup (60 ml) hoisin sauce
1 1/2 cups (375 ml) beef broth
2 lbs (1 kg) boneless beef scoter or chuck roast
2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil
1 teaspoon (5 ml) sesame oil
16 whole green onions
1 tablespoon (15 ml) fresh ginger, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon (5 ml) sambal oelek
Salt and pepper

Preparation

In a bowl, combine brown sugar and cornstarch. Add vinegar, hoisin sauce and broth with a whisk. Set aside.
In a large skillet, brown meat in oil. Season with salt and pepper. Place in slow cooker. Brown onions, ginger, garlic and sambal oelek in the hot skillet, adding oil, if needed. Deglaze with broth mixture. Bring to a boil. Transfer to cooker. Cover and cook for 5 hours on low.
Serve with rice and a green vegetable.

Note

Scoter is a piece from the shoulder of the beef. It consists of a tender piece that can be grilled, like bavette steak, and a firmer, more fibrous piece that needs to be braised. As a fairly economical choice (the price is similar to a chuck roast), scoter is sold in supermarkets and butcher shops.