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Teriyaki beef in a rich brown sauce garnished with sesame seeds and chopped spring onions, with rice in a grey bowl.
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5 from 8 votes

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Beef

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

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: sesame seeds to garnish

Instructions

  • Bring the sauce ingredients to the boil in a small pan and cook until reduced by half and thickened.
    80 ml dark soy sauce, 60 ml rice wine, 60 ml water, 20 g Demerara or brown sugar
  • 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.
    600 g diced beef
  • Place the chopped onion and browned beef in the slow cooker pot.
    1 onion
  • Pour over the sauce, and top with the garlic and ginger.
    3 cloves of garlic, 2 tsp lazy ginger
  • Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.
  • Serve with chopped spring onions and sesame seeds, over white rice.
    4 spring onions, Optional: sesame seeds

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 1207mg | Potassium: 636mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 3.8mg