Jamey's Restaurant Style Beef and Broccoli

Ingredients

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• 1 beef bouillon cube
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• 1 cup warm water
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• ½ cup less sodium soy sauce or to taste
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• ⅓ cup brown sugar
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• 2 cloves garlic, minced
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• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
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• 1 ½ pounds beef sirloin, cut into 1-inch strips
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• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
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• 2 pounds broccoli florets, or to taste
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• 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
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• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, for garnish (Optional)
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Instructions

1. 1
   Crumble beef bouillon cube into warm water in a bowl and stir to dissolve; add soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and sesame oil and stir to dissolve sugar.
2. 2
   Put beef strips into a slow cooker crock. Pour sauce mixture over beef.
3. 3
   Cover, and cook until beef is tender enough to cut with a spoon, on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 4 hours.
4. 4
   Spoon 2 tablespoons liquid from the slow cooker into a bowl. Whisk cornstarch into the liquid and stir the cornstarch mixture into the liquid in the slow cooker until consistent in color.
5. 5
   Cook on High until the sauce thickens, about 30 minutes.
6. 6
   Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil.
7. 7
   Cook broccoli in covered steamer until tender, 2 to 6 minutes; add to sauce in slow cooker and stir to coat.
8. 8
   Serve beef and broccoli with sauce over portions of cooked jasmine rice and garnish with sesame seeds.neutron