Meats

Crockpot Honey Garlic Beef & Noodles

Ingredients

  • 2½ pounds chuck roast
  • Your favorite beef rub, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons butter, for searing
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup soy sauce or shoyu
  • ½ cup crushed garlic
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons rice cooking wine
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • ½ cup beef broth
  • Precooked yakisoba stir-fry noodles
  • Sliced green onions
  • Chili oil, for heat (optional)
  • Sesame seeds, to garnish

Cornstarch slurry

  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons cold water

Directions

  • Pat the chuck roast dry and season with your favorite beef rub. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and sear the roast on all sides until browned.
  • Whisk together the brown sugar, soy sauce, crushed garlic, white pepper, rice cooking wine, honey, and beef broth.
  • Place the roast in the crockpot and pour the sauce over it. Cover and cook on LOW for 8–10 hours, or until fork-tender.
  • Carefully remove the beef and cut it into bite-size cubes. Skim excess fat from the sauce.
  • Mix the cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Switch the crockpot to HIGH, stir the slurry into the hot sauce, and cook for 10–15 minutes, or until thickened.
  • Return the cubed beef to the sauce. Add the precooked yakisoba stir-fry noodles and green onions, gently tossing until coated and heated through.
  • Serve right away, garnished with sesame seeds and a drizzle of chili oil if you like heat. Don't let the noodles sit in the sauce too long or they'll keep soaking it up.

Via Stephen Kina (@406_bbq) on Instagram, Crockpot Series Episode 12. Tender slow-cooked chuck roast in a sweet-savory honey garlic sauce tossed with yakisoba noodles. The crockpot does the work and you take the credit.