🍲 Slow Cooker Saucy Beef Chunks
🛒 Ingredients
900 g (2 lb) raw beef chunks (chuck, stew meat, or blade)
Your whisked mixture (marinade/sauce)
1 onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup (240 ml) beef broth or water
2 tbsp tomato paste or ketchup (optional, for richness)
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika or regular paprika (optional)
Salt to taste (go easy if your mixture is salty)
Optional add-ins: carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers
👩🍳 Instructions
Prep the slow cooker
Add onion and garlic to the bottom of the slow cooker.
Add beef + mixture
Place raw beef chunks on top.
Whisk your mixture well, then pour it all over the beef.
Add liquid
Pour in the broth/water and tomato paste (if using). Gently stir to coat everything.
Season
Add pepper, paprika, and taste the liquid for salt before adding more.
Cook low & slow
Low: 7–8 hours (super tender)
High: 3–4 hours
Thicken the sauce (optional but 🔥)
Mix 1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water.
Stir into the slow cooker and cook 20 more minutes on High.
🍽️ How to Serve
Over rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles
In soft rolls for beef sliders
With crusty bread to mop up that sauce 😮💨
🔥 Optional Flavor Boosts (pick a vibe)
Asian-ish: add 1 tbsp soy sauce + 1 tsp grated ginger
BBQ: stir in 2 tbsp BBQ sauce
Herby: add thyme or rosemary
Spicy: chili flakes or a dash of hot sauce
If you tell me what’s in your “1 mixture” (even roughly), I’ll dial this recipe in perfectly for you.
