{"id":15474,"date":"2013-10-08T07:15:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T12:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.zdoeuih2-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=15474"},"modified":"2021-03-11T05:57:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T11:57:38","slug":"korean-slow-cooked-beef-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/korean-slow-cooked-beef-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Slow Cooked Beef & Vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since we’ve moved into our house and begun construction, it’s the simple things in life that have kind of gone straight out the window- like an organized closet, knowing where all my cooking spices are, and the luxury (because it truly is) of having a working stove hooked up to a gas line, right next to a working sink where you can rinse off all your dishes and be on your merry way.<\/p>\n

I’m not saying this to complain, but rather to illustrate the fact that to eat well by cooking at home, it’s not that you have to have complex ingredients, but you do need some<\/em> pretty good basics.  I guess I’ve learned that having the grand cooking tools and resources at my disposal is something I never thought I’d do without for more than a day or two. Although I haven’t written about it much here, our kitchen renovation – or whole house remodel\/renovation on top of a situation in which our well water is severely compromised- has been a test of patience, endurance and an exercise in gratitude.<\/p>\n

How in the world do millions, perhaps billions<\/em> of people around the world live, cook and eat in places like refugee camps, war zones and completely impoverished residences? What this has taught me is to look around the corner for yet another blessing, hold my tongue about the hardships and realize we don’t have it that bad at all<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In fact, we have it great<\/span>.  <\/em>Alhamdullilah thank God)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For example, the recipe I’m going to show you how to make right now is one I savored with all my heart- not only because I really appreciated not having to eat out for the umpteenth time (when I really prefer not to), but because I could actually get the help and convenience of a wonderful, high quality and halal product in the Saffron Road Simmer Sauce<\/a>  to help me eat well and serve my family something healthy- and finally break out that slow cooker! Of course I cannot forget that it was all made possible by the generosity of family and friends who keep letting me cook in their kitchens throughout this process, too…<\/p>\n

This Korean stir fry-turned-slow cooker-meal is absolutely delicious. It’s filling, full of good ingredients and yet has basic ingredients that you can probably get your kids to eat, too. I’m a huge fan of Korean food, and when Saffron Road<\/a> came out with this very unique simmer sauce to use in cooking, it was extra special because it’s pretty challenging to get halal Korean food<\/strong>, at least where I am. Their simmer sauce flavors are so authentic that<\/p>\n

The best way to start is by securing the right cut of meat<\/a> from your butcher.<\/p>\n

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You want to make sure you get a cut and that the meat is nice and fresh- red or pink- not gray (= not fresh).<\/p>\n

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Then assemble a few important ingredients.<\/p>\n

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Good quality sesame oil, bean sprouts, fresh garlic and ginger, yellow onion, carrots, broccoli, and the ever important Saffron Road Korean Stir Fry Simmer Sauce<\/a> (to make your life easier without compromising on what’s healthy and <\/em>halal and not having to worry about GMOs in your food, as the company is part of the Non-GMO Project and holds itself to the highest standards of food quality possible.<\/p>\n

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You’ll also need some fresh scallions for finishing the dish, if you like those. Also, pick out the rice<\/a> to cook later, since you won’t need it for a while but you will want to have it on hand.<\/p>\n

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The first thing to do is to cut all the veggies. Break up the broccoli into small to medium size pieces, then cut up and\/or grate the carrots thinly. Chop the onion and mince the garlic and ginger, too.<\/p>\n

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Next, prepare your pan to saute the onion in sesame oil and then to add the beef so it browns nicely, something it won’t do in most crock pots.<\/p>\n

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Make sure the onions get nice and hot, then add the meat so it can sear a bit. Add a little grape seed oil if the meat needs it. Too much sesame oil and it burns quickly (the oil), making it quite bitter. Grape seed oil will help the frying go a little more smoothly since we’re not using a large wok here that might make it a whole lot easier to do, if you’re used to cooking like that (I am not).<\/p>\n

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Cook it down quite a bit so that it turns color.<\/p>\n

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This is when it starts to smell amazing- when those onions wrap themselves around the meat….<\/p>\n

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Next add the cut veggies. Season, as desired. I just used salt and pepper because we have seasoning in the packet of simmer sauce we’re going to use.<\/p>\n

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Oh yum..I got a little impatient and transferred the meat and veggies to the slow cooker before the meat was super browned, but I recommend you do that. Either was is fine. Just wait until the meat is mostly cooked through, if not at all before transferring it.<\/p>\n

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Slowly add in the Saffron Road Korean Stir Fry Simmer Sauce<\/a> (just one packet is needed).<\/p>\n

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And then look at all that amazing sauce (don’t forget to smell it, too)…<\/p>\n

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Now cover it and leave it alone for about 3 hours. Yes, you read me correctly- three. This is slow <\/em>cooking. You really don’t even have to stir the sauce in, but go ahead if you like.<\/p>\n

This is what it looks like all stirred up (my favorite Instagram<\/a> photo during the process):<\/p>\n