Best 4 Slow Cooker Korean Beef Stew Recipes

SLOW-COOKER KOREAN BEEF & CABBAGE STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Add the beef to the skillet; cook, turning once, until well browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the beef to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
• Add the wine, brown sugar, and soy sauce to the skillet; bring to a boil over medium-high. Pour the wine mixture over the beef in the slow cooker. Stir the stock, onion halves, garlic, and jalapeño into the slow cooker; cover and cook on LOW until the beef is very tender, 7 to 8 hours.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the onions from the slow cooker and discard; transfer the beef to a large bowl. Coarsely shred the beef using 2 forks; return the beef to the slow cooker. Stir in the cabbage, salt, and pepper. Cover and cook on LOW until the cabbage is wilted, about 10 minutes. Ladle the stew into bowls; top evenly with the kimchi and scallions.

SLOW-COOKER KOREAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix beef, carrots, onions, garlic, tomato juice, soy sauce, sugar, oil and pepper.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 9 to 11 hours (or on High setting 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours 30 minutes).
• In small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water until blended; stir into beef mixture in slow cooker. If cooking on Low heat setting, increase to High. Cover; cook about 20 minutes longer or until mixture is slightly thickened. Serve with rice.

SLOW COOKER KOREAN BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a very large skillet, heat the oil. Season the meat with salt and pepper and sear the pieces over moderately high heat until richly browned all over. Transfer the meat to a large slow cooker, turn it to high and cover.
• Wipe out the skillet and return it to the burner. Add the soy sauce, sugar, wine and stock and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture into the slow cooker. Add the onions, cover and cook for 2 hours. Add the garlic and jalapeños to the stew, cover and cook for 1 hour longer, until the meat is very tender.
• Meanwhile, bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add the bean sprouts and blanch for 30 seconds; drain. Put the cornstarch in a bowl and whisk in 1/2 cup of the liquid from the cooker.
• With a slotted spoon, pick out and discard the onions. Transfer the meat to a large bowl. Whisk the cornstarch mixture, then whisk it into the stew, cover and let simmer for 2 minutes. With 2 forks, very coarsely shred the meat. Return the meat to the cooker. Add the Napa cabbage and pickles to the cooker, cover and cook until the cabbage is just wilted, about 5 minutes. Turn the cooker off.
• Spoon steamed rice into bowls. Ladle the stew over and around the rice. Top with the beans sprouts, a drizzle of sesame oil and the sliced scallions and serve.
• MAKE AHEAD The recipe can be prepared through Step 1 and refrigerated overnight. Bring to room temperature and reheat gently.

BEEF SHORT RIB STEW (SLOW COOKER KALBIJJIM)

Steps:

• In a blender, blend the soy sauce, mirin, sake, black pepper, daikon radish, Asian pear, apple and garlic until smooth.
• Rub the short ribs with the vegetable oil and season with ample kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set a large cast-iron pan over high heat, and, when very hot, sear the ribs until golden-brown on all sides, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Only sear as many ribs as will fit comfortably in the pan; work in batches if necessary. Resist the urge to turn the meat before each surface has formed a crust. Trust us, it will pay off in the end! Drain the seared ribs of their fat.
• Place the seared meat at the bottom of a slow cooker. Add the potatoes, onion, carrot and mushrooms on top. Cover with a layer of rice cakes then pour in soy sauce mixture and stock on top. The sauce may have settled, so give it a good stir before pouring.
• Cook on the slow cooker's low setting until the meat is fork tender and falls off the bone, about 6 hours.
• Alternatively, if not using a slow cooker: If you're not down with the electric cooker, that is very much OK. Sear the meat in a Dutch oven, drain the fat, and layer in the vegetables, rice cakes, sauce and beef stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to very low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, until the meat is fork tender, about 2 hours.