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    Home » Slow Cooker » Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef

    Published on Jun 28, 2016. Modified on Jun 11, 2022 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 16 Comments

    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef

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    Slow cooker teriyaki beef, an easy and delicious slow cooker dish that your family will love!

    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef - a delicious and easy to make crockpot dish

    I often find myself falling back on chicken-based meals for my family as I know they will like it, but sometimes I want to make something a bit different to keep them on their toes.

    My kids loved this slow cooker teriyaki beef (admittedly I served it without the chilli and spring onions for them!), and for us this meal made a tasty change from the usual mid-week meals. The house smelt great all afternoon while this cooked away.

    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef - a delicious and easy to make crockpot dish

    Teriyaki is a Japanese cooking method in which food is cooked with a glaze of soy sauce, rice wine (mirin) and sugar, and then grilled or roasted. If you’ve been to Wagamama you are bound to have tried it!

    In my slow cooker teriyaki beef version I make the sauce in advance and reduce it to thicken before combining it in the slow cooker with diced beef which has been browned in a hot pan.

    The finished dish has a little sauce, just the way I like it, and the beef has the rich but sweet taste of soy and rice wine, intensified by the long cooking time.

    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef - a delicious and easy to make crockpot dish

    I served this dish with white rice, spring onions, and red chillis on top for those who like spice. For the kids, just white rice with green vegetables on the side went down well.

    I’m adding this to our regular meal plan in fact as it is great to find something a bit different that everyone loves. It’s great when you’re busy with work, school runs and the rest of it to just throw the food in earlier in the day, and come back to a nearly finished meal.

    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef - a delicious and easy to make crockpot dish

    I was very impressed at making something that looks so exotic in my slow cooker.

    It could even be served when entertaining!

    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef - a delicious and easy to make crockpot dish

    More Asian and Japanese Recipes To Try

    I’ve asked my food blogger friends for their favourite Japanese and Asian-inspired dishes, here are a few of them, which all sound amazing:

    • Green beans with tofu, miso and sesame dressing from Kavey Eats
    • Samurai samphire noodles with miso marinated tofu from Tin and Thyme
    • Crispy and sticky black pepper tofu from food to glow
    • Smoked salmon and king prawn sushi bowl from Foodie Quine
    • Mackerel sashimi salad from The Hedge Combers
    • Brooklyn pad thai from Planet Veggie

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    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef - a delicious and easy to make crockpot dish

    Overhead view of bowl with beef and spring onions on top.

    Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef

    A delicious beef dish cooked in your slow cooker with a Japanese style teriyaki sauce made from scratch
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Slow Cooker
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 8 hours
    Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 280kcal
    Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

    Ingredients

    For the sauce:

    • 80 ml dark soy sauce
    • 60 ml rice wine
    • 60 ml water
    • 20 g Demerara or brown sugar

    For the main dish:

    • 1 onion diced
    • 600 g diced beef
    • 3 cloves of garlic crushed
    • 2 tsp lazy ginger chopped (or 1-2 cm ginger, grated)
    • 4 spring onions chopped
    • Optional: 1 red chilli chopped finely
    UK Measurements - US Measurements

    Equipment

    large oval slow cooker

    Instructions 

    • Bring the sauce ingredients to the boil in a small pan and cook until reduced by half and thickened.
    • Brown the beef in batches in a hot pan. I did this dry, without oil, but you can use a little oil if you wish.
    • Place the onion and browned beef in the slow cooker pot.
    • Pour over the sauce, and top with the garlic and ginger.
    • Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.
    • Serve with chopped spring onions and red chillis, over white rice.

    Notes

    Note: as I mentioned above this recipe has a little sauce only. If you would like yours to have more sauce, double the sauce ingredients. Do still reduce the sauce to thicken it before adding to the slow cooker.
    Did you try and love this recipe?Then please leave a review and rating in the comments at the bottom of the post. If you post your creation on Instagram, tag me @bakingqueen74 or use hashtag #bakingqueen74!

     

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    Comments

    1. Janice @FarmersgirlCook says

      July 10, 2016 at 7:28 pm

      That looks so good, lovely flavours, need to get slow cooking!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        July 10, 2016 at 7:38 pm

        With this rubbish summer I haven’t really stopped yet!

        Reply
    2. Cathy @ Planet Veggie says

      June 29, 2016 at 10:53 am

      I’ve never thought of doing teriyaki in my slow cooker. It must soak up the flavours beautifully.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        June 29, 2016 at 8:40 pm

        It really does, you could try it with tofu perhaps? I read that the Japanese have it on different things to what we have in the West so you could really shake it up using veggies only!

        Reply
    3. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

      June 29, 2016 at 10:49 am

      The teriyaki flavours in this sound lovely, must try this with tofu!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        June 29, 2016 at 8:38 pm

        Perfect! I wonder how tofu does in a slow cooker? I bet you have tried so I will look on your blog!

        Reply
    4. Kate Veggie Desserts (@veggie_desserts) says

      June 29, 2016 at 8:47 am

      Teriyaki beef was one of my dad’s specialties when I was growing up. I still always have a bottle of teriyaki sauce in the fridge to sprinkle on hot salads and stir fries and it always reminds me of him. I’ll send him your recipe as he’s recently started using his slow cooker!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        June 29, 2016 at 8:38 pm

        Wonderful! Must try the sauce in stir fries here too, love all those veg.

        Reply
    5. Jemma @ Celery and Cupcakes says

      June 29, 2016 at 7:43 am

      Gorgeous photos Lucy! I bet the beef just falls apart after being cooked in the slow cooker.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        June 29, 2016 at 8:37 pm

        Thanks Jemma! I tried! Yes it was so tender and full of flavour.

        Reply
    6. Foodie Quine (@foodiequine) says

      June 28, 2016 at 9:43 pm

      My mouth has actually been watering reading this! Like you I often go for Chicken as an easy option but my kids love beef to so this would get the thumbs up from the whole family.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        June 29, 2016 at 8:37 pm

        Hurrah I am so pleased to hear that! Chicken does seem very easy doesn’t it, I’m going to try to vary things a bit more including more veggie meals

        Reply
    7. Kavey says

      June 28, 2016 at 9:37 pm

      Oh I love the sounds of this so much. Love teriyaki and your slow cooker version looks so good!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        June 29, 2016 at 8:35 pm

        I need to try teriyaki on everything now, love this flavour!

        Reply
    8. katie batchelor says

      June 28, 2016 at 9:33 pm

      Another fab recipe I can’t wait to try. Looks perfect for my family and thanks for sharing x

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        June 29, 2016 at 8:35 pm

        Thanks Katie, that is great to hear!

        Reply

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