Slow Cooker Asian Braised Beef

• Meat

  • 3 lbs Beef chuck

• Produce

  • 5 Garlic cloves
  • 1 2-inch piece Ginger
  • 3 Green onions
  • 1 stalk Lemongrass

• Canned Goods

  • 1 cup Chicken broth, reduced sodium

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup Hoisin sauce
  • 1/2 cup Soy sauce, reduced-sodium light
  • 2 tbsp Sriracha sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 tbsp All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper, freshly ground
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light packed
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/2 cup Rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp Vegetable oil

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Ingredients

• 3 pounds beef chuck, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, excess fat trimmed
• 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 green onions,thinly sliced (green and light green parts)
• 2-inch piece of ginger, minced
• 1 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 stalk lemongrass, cut into thirds and pounded
• 1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup reduced-sodium (light) soy sauce
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 Tbsp Sriracha sauce

Directions

• In a small bowl whisk together flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge cut beef into flour mixture. Shake off any excess flour. Set aside. In a medium sized skillet, add vegetable oil and warm up over medium heat. Once warm, brown (sear) beef in batches. Not need to fully cook meat, you just want to have a nice crust while cooking off the flour. Place seared beef in slow cooker. In the same pot you cooked beef, add minced garlic and ginger. Cook until fragrant. Add lemongrass and cook until garlic begins to brown. Add red pepper flakes and chicken broth. Transfer mixture to slow cooker. In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and Sriracha. Add to slow cooker. Add green onions. Cover slow cooker. Cook for 4-5 hours on high heat, or 6-8 hours on low heat.  Serve with rice, noodles or crusty bread.