Slow Cooker Black Pepper Beef and Broccoli
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The best black pepper beef and broccoli recipe is made in a crockpot with a delicious Chinese black pepper sauce, then tossed with noodles for a simple slow cooker meal that only takes 10 minutes of prep time!
It’s hard to pick the best dish at Tasty Noodle House, our favorite Chinese restaurant in San Diego, but their Black Pepper Beef & Noodles is definitely in the top 3!
While I’ve already recreated some of our favorite Chinese chicken dishes, like Orange Chicken, Honey Chicken and Chinese Lettuce Wraps, it was about time I recreated our favorite Chinese beef dish!
I decided to slow cook the beef in the Chinese black pepper sauce, so that the beef would be extremely tender, with a deep, rich flavor. There’s also no need to marinate the meat, as it cooks in the sauce for hours, so it soaks in all of the sauce!
The great thing is, you can set it and forget it, then toss the noodles and broccoli in at the end.
The sauce will cook the noodles right in the crock pot and the broccoli will be steamed in the slow cooker, so there’s no need for extra pots or pans!
Step by step instructions
- Combine soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, mirin and black pepper to make the Chinese black pepper sauce.
- Add slices of beef to a slow cooker with the black pepper sauce and beef broth.
- Cook on low for 6 hours, or on high for 3-4 hours.
- About 20 minutes before serving, add rice noodles and broccoli to the slow cooker. Make sure the noodles are completely covered in the liquid.
- Cook the noodles and broccoli in the slow cooker for 20 minutes, or until the noodles are tender.
- Serve, topped with diced scallions
Frequently asked questions
- What cut of beef should I use? While flank steak or skirt steak can be used to make beef and broccoli, I prefer sirloin in this recipe.
- Is it gluten free? You can make this black pepper beef and broccoli recipe gluten free by using Gluten Free Soy Sauce and Gluten Free Oyster Sauce.
- Is it low carb? You can omit the rice noodles to make this recipe low carb. The beef and broccoli is only 9 carbs per serving when made without the rice noodles.
More Chinese recipes
For more twists on Chinese restaurant favorites, check out these delicious recipes!
- General Tso’s Vegetarian Noodle Stir Fry
- Chinese Orange Glazed Salmon
- Easy Chicken Lo Mein
- Chicken Potsticker Stir Fry
- One Pot Teriyaki Shrimp Lo Mein
- Easy Beef Stir Fry
- Stir Fry Vegetables
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Slow Cooker Black Pepper Beef and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 1 lb sirloin steak, sliced against the grain
- ½ cup oyster sauce
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup sesame oil
- 1 tbsp mirin, sweet cooking rice wine
- ½ tbsp black pepper
- 1 cup beef broth
- 8 oz rice noodles
- 1 cup broccoli
- ¼ cup scallions, sliced
Instructions
- Add the beef to a slow cooker.
- In a medium bowl, combine the oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, black pepper and beef broth, pour into the slow cooker.
- Set to low and cook for 6 hours, or cook on high for 3-4 hours.
- About 15-20 minutes before serving, add the rice noodles and broccoli to the slow cooker, make sure the rice noodles are under the liquid in the slow cooker.
- Replace the cover and continue to cook on low for 15-20 minutes, or until noodles are tender.
- Top with the scallions and serve.
Notes
Nutrition Facts
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2 Comments on “Slow Cooker Black Pepper Beef and Broccoli”
Yum! This sounds amazing! It’s making me hungry.
Thanks Karly!!