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    Slow-cooker Mongolian roast beef

    Published: Jun 23, 2022 · Modified: May 30, 2024 by VJ · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    This slow-cooker Mongolian roast beef is a new twist on the popular Mongolian beef stir fry. Instead of stir-frying the meat, this recipe calls for an entire beef joint to be slow-cooked in a delicious gravy flavoured with garlic, ginger and soy sauce. Once cooked, the meat is sliced and served on a bed of fluffy white rice with steamed vegetables on the side, covered with lashings of the amazing gravy.

    Slices of slow-cooker mongolian roast beef on a bed of rice.
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    • A new twist on roast beef
    • Why I think you'll love this recipe
    • What you will need
    • What to do
    • FAQ
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    • Related recipes
    • 📋The recipe

    A new twist on roast beef

    One of my favourite dishes to order when having a Chinese takeaway is a Mongolian beef stir fry. I love how the sticky sweet/tangy sauce coats each piece of beef so beautifully. But I got to thinking. Why should Chinese beef dishes be confined to stir-fries? Why not cook an entire beef joint in the same sauce?

    So I tried it. And I'm so glad I did. The result was amazing.

    I popped a beef joint into the slow cooker with a few sliced onions, mixed up the stock (with the classic Mongolian flavours of ginger, garlic, brown sugar and soy sauce), poured it over the beef and left it for a few hours. The meat turned out so tender that you could cut it with a fork and the knife sliced through it like a knife through butter. Because the beef joint had been slow-cooked for a few hours in the gravy, it was full of the delicious flavours that you expect in a dish of Mongolian beef. All I had to do was thicken the gravy with a little cornflour before serving.

    I served slices of the slow-cooker Mongolian beef on a bed of white rice, covered in the gravy with steamed vegetables on the side, but there's absolutely no reason why you can't serve this as a traditional beef roast with all the trimmings. Just imagine Yorkshire puddings covered in this amazing sauce - YUM!

    A dish of slices of mongolian roast beef with rice.

    Why I think you'll love this recipe

    I think you'll love this slow-cooker Mongolian roast beef recipe for so many reasons.

    • First and foremost, even if I say it myself, it tastes amazing.
    • The slow-cooker doesn't heat up your kitchen, so even if you're in the middle of a heatwave (as we currently are in the UK) you can still treat the family to a delicious roast beef dinner.
    • Because the meat is cooked with the sauce in a slow-cooker you can just leave it and forget about it until it's time to eat. There's no standing over a hot stove stir-frying meat and vegetables.
    • Roast beef can be quite dry if it's not cooked properly, but with this recipe, the meat turns out juicy and succulent every single time.
    • You can slice the leftover beef, cover it with the gravy and freeze it for an instant Mongolian beef stir fry for those nights when you don't feel like cooking.

    So let's see how to do it.

    What you will need

    Equipment

    You will need a slow-cooker.

    You will also need a frying pan for searing the beef and a pair of tongs to help you hold the beef in place as it browns.

    Ingredients

    **You can get the complete recipe for making this slow-cooker Mongolian roast beef on the printable recipe card at the end of this post**

    This recipe will serve 4 people.

    Ingredients for slow-cooker mongolian roast beef.

    Beef - I used thick rib, but you can use flank, silverside, brisket, chuck roast or even topside. Don't use something like fillet or rump steak - these cuts are not suited to a slow-cooker. I used a small cut of beef (650 grams or just under one and a half pounds)

    Onions - these should be cut into large chunks and separated into petals.

    Cornflour - this is used to coat the beef, and also to thicken the gravy.

    Garlic - you can use either fresh cloves of garlic or ready-minced garlic from a jar.

    Ginger - if you have fresh ginger you can grate it finely, otherwise ginger powder is fine. If you are using ginger powder, be careful not to add too much because it can be quite strong.

    Stock - you can use either beef or vegetable stock. If you don't have stock you can make your own with a stock cube dissolved in boiling water.

    Brown sugar - for sweetness.

    Vinegar - to balance out the sugar and provide a slight tang.

    Soy sauce - soy sauce can be quite salty, so because there is quite a lot of soy sauce in this Mongolian beef, I would recommend a low-sodium soy sauce. I used dark soy sauce.

    Chilli - this is optional. I used a small amount of dried chilli flakes, but you could substitute them with either sriracha sauce or cayenne pepper. If you want a spicy dish add more chilli - if you want a milder flavour you can leave it out altogether.

    Sunflower oil - for browning the meat.

    What to do

    A small beef joint covered with cornflour.

    Coat the beef with cornflour.

    A small beef joint browning in a frying pan.

    Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan and brown the beef on all sides. Use tongs to help you hold the beef in position as it browns.

    Onions and a beef joint in a slow cooker, covered with stock.

    Slice the onions, arrange them in the base of your slow cooker, and place the browned beef on top.

    Combine the stock with the garlic, ginger, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and chilli flakes and stir until the sugar has dissolved.

    Pour the stock over the beef.

    A cooked beef joint in a slow cooker.

    Cook for the times and temperatures given below.

    • Low - 5 to 6 hours
    • Medium - 4 to 5 hours
    • High - 3 to 4 hours

    The actual cooking time will vary depending on the size, as well as the cut of meat you are using. My small piece of thick-rib was cooked on a low setting and it was ready after 4 and a half hours.

    The meat will be cooked when you can insert a fork into the beef with no resistance.

    Consult your slow-cooker manual for the recommended cooking time for your own particular size and cut of beef.

    Thicken the sauce

    Once the meat has cooked, pour all the cooking liquid into a saucepan and bring it to a boil.

    Make a slurry with 1 tablespoon of cornflour/cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water.

    Drizzle it slowly into the cooking liquid until it thickens, stirring continuously. You may not need all the cornflour mixture.

    Slice the meat, arrange it on a bed of white rice and pour on the sauce. Serve any remaining sauce on the side.

    Slices of mongolian beef on a serving plate next to a bowl of vegetables.

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    FAQ

    What should I serve with Mongolian beef?

    I like to serve Mongolian beef with a dish of white rice so that I don't miss a drop of the delicious gravy. See this post for how to cook rice in the microwave for a quick and easy way to cook no-fail rice every single time.
    Because there are not a lot of vegetables in this dish (other than the onions) you might like to serve it alongside a dish of steamed vegetables.
    Broccoli in oyster sauce is one of my favourite ways to prepare broccoli, and it goes well with Mongolian beef. Rinse broccoli florets under cold running water and place the wet broccoli in a saucepan. Stir in one or two tablespoons of oyster sauce, cover the saucepan with a lid, and leave it on very low heat for 8 to 12 minutes (depending on the size of the florets) until the broccoli is tender.
    If all else fails, a fresh leafy green salad with shredded cucumber and sliced tomatoes makes a great accompaniment.

    Can I freeze it?

    Yes, Mongolian beef freezes very well.
    I normally slice leftover beef, put it in a plastic container and cover it with the leftover sauce. You can keep it in the freezer for up to three months.
    When I need a quick and easy meal I defrost the beef in the microwave (or if I remember to take it out of the freezer, defrost it in the fridge overnight) then reheat it in a saucepan until it is piping hot.
    I freeze leftover rice in a separate container so I have a complete meal with no fuss.

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    You can find these and many other similar recipes on my slow-cooker recipes page.

    📋The recipe

    Slices of slow-cooker mongolin beef on a bed of rice.

    Slow-cooker Mongolian beef roast

    This slow-cooker Mongolian roast beef is a new twist on the popular Mongolian beef stir fry. Instead of stir-frying the meat, this recipe calls for an entire beef joint to be slow-cooked in a delicious gravy flavoured with garlic, ginger and soy sauce. Once cooked, the meat is sliced and served on a bed of fluffy white rice with steamed vegetables on the side, covered with lashings of the amazing gravy.
    Recipe by: Veronica
    Main Course
    Asian Inspired
    Calories 303
    Prep 15 minutes minutes
    Cook 5 hours hours
    Total Time 5 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 people
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    Equipment

    • Slow cooker
    • Frying Pan
    • kitchen tongs

    Ingredients

    • 1½ pounds / 650 grams beef roasting joint thick rib, brisket, flank, chuck, topside
    • 2 medium onions coarsely chopped and separated into petals
    • 2 to 3 tablespoons cornflour plus extra for thickening the sauce
    • 2 cloves garlic (minced) or use from a jar
    • ½ teaspoon ginger powder or grate a 1" piece of fresh ginger
    • 1 cup / 240 ml beef or vegetable stock or make it with a stock cube
    • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
    • ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
    • dried chilli flakes to your own taste (optional)
    • 1 to 2 tablespoons sunflower oil

    Instructions

    • Coat the beef with the cornflour
      1½ pounds / 650 grams beef roasting joint, 2 to 3 tablespoons cornflour
    • Heat the sunflower oil in a frying pan and brown the beef on all sides. Use tongs to help you hold the beef in position as it browns.
      1 to 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
    • Cut the onions coarsely and place them in the base of the slow cooker. Place the browned beef on top.
      2 medium onions
    • Combine the stock with the garlic, ginger, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and chilli flakes and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
      Pour the stock over the beef.
      2 cloves garlic (minced), ½ teaspoon ginger powder, 1 cup / 240 ml beef or vegetable stock, 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, ½ cup low sodium soy sauce, dried chilli flakes
    • Cook as follows:
      Low - 5 to 6 hours
      Medium - 4 to 5 hours
      High - 3 to 4 hours
    • Once the meat has cooked, pour all the cooking liquid into a saucepan and bring it to the boil.
      Make a slurry with 1 tablespoon of cornflour/cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water.
      Drizzle it slowly into the cooking liquid until it thickens, stirring continuously. You may not need all the cornflour mixture.
    • Slice the meat, arrange it on a bed of white rice and pour on the sauce. Serve with a fresh green salad and a bowl of steamed vegetables

    Notes

    Cooking time:
    The actual cooking time will vary depending on the size, as well as the cut of meat you are using. My small piece of thick-rib was cooked on a low setting and it was ready after 4 and a half hours.
    The meat will be cooked when you can insert a fork into the beef with no resistance.
    Consult your slow-cooker manual for the recommended cooking time for your own particular size and cut of beef.
    Nutrition does not include rice or side dishes and assumes that 4 people will consume all the meat and gravy.

    Nutrition

    Calories - 303kcal | Carbohydrates - 17.2g | Protein - 40.8g | Fat - 7.2g | Saturated Fat - 0.4g | Sodium - 1265mg | Potassium - 206mg | Fiber - 1.9g | Sugar - 7.3g | Calcium - 29mg | Iron - 1mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutrition information has been calculated using an on-line calculator, and is intended for information and guidance purposes only. If the nutrition information is important to you, you should consider calculating it yourself, using your preferred tool.

    Unless otherwise stated, a cup is the standard US cup containing 240 ml. In all my recipes this cup is assumed to hold 140g of flour. For help converting other ingredients between cups, grams, ounces and other measures, see my recipe conversion calculator.
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