Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

Easy, sweet and full of flavor this Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef is the perfect weeknight recipe to feed the whole crowd. A copycat takeout dish that saves you money!

I posted this recipe originally back in 2015, and I figured it was time that I did a little updating! This Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef is one of my families absolute favorite meals.

Not only does this recipe take little effort, it is fix it and forget it which this time of year is absolutely perfect for our family because of all the activities that we have to do every day after school.

So I have to admit something, take out is one of my favorite things. Sometimes I really don’t feel like going to the kitchen and whipping up something every night. Although I do the majority of the time, takeout around here is a real treat that we like to indulge in from time to time.

Mongolian Beef is one of those loved Chinese-American takeout options that we always loved to splurge on, but I will have to admit that once I started making it at home it was one that we started making over and over again.

This time of year our slow cooker is one of our best friends around here. I seriously love making things in that. It allows me to start something earlier in the day where it will be done right when we need it to be.

WHAT INGREDIENTS DO YOU NEED?

• Flank steak (or any lean thin cut of steak)
• Cornstarch
• Olive oil
• Minced garlic
• Ginger
• Soy sauce
• Water
• Brown Sugar

These simple ingredients mean BIG FLAVOR. One thing I LOVE about ethnic cuisine is that they get their flavors right! Some of the spice combinations that are put in some of these dishes you would never think would ever work together but they absolutely do.

This Mongolian Beef recipe is my oldest sons favorites, he comes home from school and he knows when mom has been cooking this. He is my takeout loving buddy! At least we get to share one thing together, even if it can be expensive and fattening!

Some other fun copycat takeout recipes that I love are:

• Panda Express Orange Chicken
• Copycat Chinese Donut Recipe
• Copycat Chow Mein
• Bang Bang Shrimp 

Chinese food is one of the takeout dishes we get the most, mainly because it feeds a crowd and with all my kids it would be considered a crowd!

HOW DO YOU MAKE CROCKPOT MONGOLIAN BEEF?

• Cut your steak into think strips and then place in a medium sized bowl and sprinkle with cornstarch and toss to coat, trying to coat each strip.
• In the bottom of a 5qt slow cooker add olive oil, minced garlic, fresh ginger, soy sauce, water and brown sugar and stir to combined.
• Add in your beef and and stir to coat.
• Cover and cook for 2-3 hours on high or 4-5 hour on low.
• To thicken sauce the last 30 minutes of cooking mix together 1 Tbs cornstarch and 1 Tbs water and mix into crockpot stirring around.
• Replace lid and continue cooking.
• Serve over rice or noodles if desired.

How can you not deny that this easy Mongolian beef is one of those recipes that you cant resist whipping up. Not just because it’s easy, minimal ingredients and a fix it and forget it meal, but because you love takeout as much as I do but just cant stomach the cost all the time.

This is the recipe you need to add to your weekly line up, trust me when I tell you that you won’t regret it!

If you liked this takeout recipe you might also like:

• Sweet and Sour Chinese Chicken
• Fried Rice
• Korean Spicy Pork Bowls

Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

Easy, sweet and full of flavor this Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef is the perfect weeknight recipe to feed the whole crowd. A copycat takeout dish that saves you money!

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours hours

Total Time: 3 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 283kcal

Author: Tornadough Alli

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 1/2 - 2 lbs flank or round steak cut into thin strips
• ▢ 1/4 cup corn starch
• ▢ 2 Tbs olive oil
• ▢ 1-2 cloves minced garlic
• ▢ 1/2 tsp minced fresh ginger
• ▢ 3/4 cup soy sauce
• ▢ 3/4 cup water
• ▢ 3/4 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1 Tbs cornstarch + 1 Tbs water

Instructions

• Cut your steak into think strips and then place in a medium sized bowl and sprinkle with cornstarch and toss to coat, trying to coat each strip.
• In the bottom of a 5qt slow cooker add olive oil, minced garlic, fresh ginger, soy sauce, water and brown sugar and stir to combined.
• Add in your beef and and stir to coat.
• Cover and cook for 2-3 hours on high or 4-5 hour on low.
• To thicken sauce the last 30 minutes of cooking mix together 1 Tbs cornstarch and 1 Tbs water and mix into crockpot stirring around.
• Replace lid and continue cooking.
• Serve over rice or noodles if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 2444mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 40g | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1.3mg

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