One of my favorite cuisines is anything Asian. This includes Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and anything else you can send my way with an Asian flair and flavor. We have a Korean restaurant about a mile from our house and we eat there several times a month.
The only hiccup in my plan to eat my favorite Korean dishes just about every night of the week is the price. The only way to get around that is to make it yourself, so I went into the test kitchen and began to play around with different recipes.
My favorite dish from the Korean BBQ place is their Sweet Korean BBQ Beef. I have finally perfected a recipe I like and it is so easy and flavorful, you will never buy store bought again! To satisfy your sweet tooth after this yummy meal, you should make this amazing Red Velvet Brownie Recipe.
Slow Cooker Sweet Korean BBQ Beef Recipe
What I love about this recipe the most is I can make the sauce whenever I want and freeze it. When I am ready, I just pick up a nice lean beef roast, put it in the slow cooker (or crock pot, depending on where you are from) and put in the frozen sauce. After a few hours, the house is smelling delicious and the kids are asking when dinner will be ready! I am telling you , this one is a crown pleaser!
This recipe is also super adaptable, which I also love. I add celery and carrots, but sometimes I will add in an onion, some bok choy or water chestnuts. My husband prefers his with noodles, so I can make those from scratch (recipe coming up soon) or I can just serve it over rice. Jut be sure to make plenty because the family will be asking for seconds and you do not want to disappoint!
Ingredients
- 3 lbs boneless chuck beef
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha or chile sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- 7 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
- 7 celery stalks, sliced
- Green onion for garnish
Instructions
- Stir soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, chile-garlic sauce, ginger, sesame oil, and black pepper together in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
- Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until the cornstarch dissolves; pour into boiling soy sauce mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until the sauce is thick, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Heat pan and add 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Brown beef 1 minute on each side, Place in crock pot and top with sauce and vegetables. Cook on high for 4 hours and then on low for one hour.
- Serve over rice and top with green onion.

What is your favorite Asian inspired dish?
Oh I’ve never made this in a crock pot. Looks so easy to make!
Right? I would never have thought about a slow cooker… It sounds amazing
I am SO making this! You know me. I’m all about the slow cooker! Yum!
Me too! I love new ideas and flavors to try out on the kids, too!
That sounds delicious. I love Asian inspired foods like this. NOM.
I too love Asian cuisine and trying new things. I also love anything that can go in my crock pot and I actually have all the ingredients for this recipe. Looks like I have tomorrow’s dinner!
I’m really hooked on Chinese food and your recipe sounds amazing! I love anything BBQ flavored so this is something I would like a lot.
This is exactly the kind of meal I like to make in my house. We always have rice cooked, so we’re just making a meat anyway.
Ob this sounds so good. The beef would be so tender and have all of the flavors perfectly infused.
YUM! Great recipe! I love that you can freeze the sauce, too.
Yummy, I’m always looking for a great slow cooker meal- we often have to slow cook dinners on bowling league nights. This sounds delicious and not too heavy!
Any recipe that looks and sounds that fancy and that can be made in a slow cooker makes my list. Thanks!
This looks AMAZING! I love all slow cooker meals that are easy and delicious, this looks like one of them for sure!
This sounds so good! I used to go to a Korean BBQ place near me, but it closed and I’ve missed their food so much! I’m excited to try my hand at it!
I love putting my slow cooker to work. I also enjoy the break in between putting the ingredients in the pot to sitting down to dinner. It’s so easy and yet so wholesome and fulfilling. Thanks for the recipe!
We love quick weeknight meals. This fits the bill yummy
In a slow cooker? This is just awesome. I love just throwing things in and have deliciousness come out. Thanks for sharing.
It’s rare that I meet a slower cooker recipe I don’t like and this one is fabulous! Will have to try making soon, thanks for sharing!
Just looking at the picture makes me hungry! I will have to try this out!!
My husband loves any kind of BBQ recipe! I’ll have to try this one out!
I always love using my slow cooker. I can throw something in and not worry about it for hours!
I think the only thing we make in the slow cooker is chili and pot roast. Really need to expand our recipe collection!
That looks yummy! My son would love to have this for dinner!
This sounds so good. My Son would love it.
This just made me hungry at 3am in the morning. I needed some recipes for my slow cooker so will definitely be trying this one.
I don’t eat meat at all, but this sounds like a delicious recipe, nonetheless. My husband would enjoy something like this.
I seriously may have to pick up the ingredients at the store tomorrow. This sounds really good – I will be drooling for awhile!
Definitely making this recipe for weekend! Topping it off with steaming white rice! So yummy!
This sounds and looks amazing. Never tried it in a crockpot before but it’s one of my husbands favorite dishes. Just love it!
Someone recently re-gifted me a slow cooker…and I still haven’t used it! lol! I have never made Korean beef either. I might try this!
Mmmm, this is one of my fave dishes to order when out. I really need to try this at home soon!
This looks so delicious. I will have to try it next weekend. I love to use my slow cooker.
I love Korean dishes, Living there for almost two years was a great experience. I would love to try making this, thanks for sharing!
Yum! This sounds very tasty! I haven’t ever made anything like this myself. I bet my husband would. Love it!
I love slow cooker recipes. They allow you to prep everything ahead of time. This one sounds like a great recipe.
That’s a great idea. I have a korean friend and she’s made some korean food and it was so delish.
I like that you can freeze the sauce. It does sound really good. Awesome that you can use the slow cooker.
Your presentation is so cute! This looks amazing and I am going to give it a whirl!
I will wager that this tastes totally awesome. This would have made a great recipe for my family tomorrow after Palm Sunday service. Wish I had read it sooner, but I am still going to try it this week!
I love korean food and can not get enough of it thanks for sharing this bbq beef recipe given me an idea for tonight
I really need to start using my slow cooker. I received one as a wedding gift, didnt even open the box yet. This recipe is tempting me.
OOH BOY! My fiancee loves you in advance! I am definitely making this for him next week and he will love it! It has all of his favorite flavors! Thanks for a the grew recipe!
This dish looks incredible! Something everyone in this house would love. And in the slow cooker, that’s even better 🙂
This Korean BBQ looks amazing and in the slow cooker too? Perfect
Oh yum, that does look really good! I haven’t had authentic Korean BBQ since I was in California. Not having much luck finding it around here.
Actually this is one of mt favorite dishes, my kids and hubby too. Thanks for sharing another recipe.
I am looking for some new slow cooker recipes. I will have to add this one to my list. thanks
My husband makes this. Only, he doesn’t make it in a slow cooker. I should. Maybe it would impress him if I did. LOL Hes the only one who cooks the Asian dishes in our house.
I have never had Korean BBQ and I am SO missing out. This looks absolutely amazing!
Mmmm, sounds great. I’m going to have to have my hubby make this for us. He does all our cooking. We eat a lot of rice, this looks like something we would like to go with it. Thank you for sharing.
I have been seeing more and more of these recipes. This one looks so good and easy since you make it in your crock pot. It is so easy to get stuck with the same one or two recipes. I can’t wait to try this one.
That looks so yummy! Never thought of doing this in a slow cooker. Thank you for sharing this great recipe 🙂
I love Korean and I love my slow cooker. This is a match made in heaven
My favorite cuisine is also Asian because flavors are so diverse and strong. The sweet Korean bbq beef sauce must be so tasty. The color itself looks pleasing. 🙂
Slow cooking is something we are starting to do more of. My husband loves asian food, so this will be tried out pretty soon.
I think we have all of the ingredients in the fridge. Guess I know what’s for dinner tonight! 🙂
I can’t wait to try this. Looks soooo tasty
I love Korean food, but have never tried making my own. This looks so easy and I’ll be able to use the slow cooker I got not too long ago!
Okay this looks and sounds so good indeed. I am for sure going to be trying this recipe and cooking in the slow cooker the meat would be so tender. Thanks so much for shairng.
I’ve heard Korean food is spicy but I still want to try it. I don’t like anything spicy but I think I will just skip the chile and it will still be good, I believe. 🙂
Must add this to our meal plan! Looks easy and yummy. Thanks for the recipe.
This looks sooo good. There is a difference in the flavor of Japanese Beef and this has been slow cooked so I can just Imagine the finished Product. The Presentation is great as well.
Looks delicious! I can’t eat soy, but I’ve heard that amino acids (I think that’s what it was) taste about the same, so I could try substituting that. Thanks for the recipe!
I have not had Korean Bar B Q. I will try this recipe. I want mine with rice too.
My husband would love these. Love that I can make them in a slow cooker
What little Korean food I have had I have enjoyed. Your Sweet Korean BBQ Beef recipe sounds super yummy!
I m not meat eater but my hubby loves meat but I use pressure cooker for quick cooking. But This beef recipe on slow cooker look great, I will try it soon.
I love slow cooker dinners. My kids enjoy this type of meal so I will be trying this in our dinner rotation very soon!
I am so embarrassed to say I have never had Korean BBQ before! I’ve heard so many amazing things about this dish. So now I have to try and make this using your recipe!
Yum, this looks so good! Don’t think I’ve ever tried Korean food but I really need to. I hope to make this recipe soon.
This recipe looks super delicious! I will have to bookmark this to make one night for the kiddies!
I am practically salivating imagining how good this tastes. I can’t wait to try it!
Your food looks so delicious. Would love to try this recipe.
This looks so delicious! I would definitely try it. My family will love this!
My husband eats meat, but I don’t. Creating recipes to make for him can be tricky because I have no idea if it is tasty or not. This one sounds awesome, and he’d be thrilled if I made it for him.