CROCKPOT BEEF AND BROCCOLI

Ingredients:

1pound boneless beef chuck roast, sliced into thin strips

1cup beef consumme

½cup soy sauce

⅓cup brown sugar or honey

1tablespoon sesame oil

3garlic cloves, minced

2tablespoons cornstarch

2tablespoons cooled sauce from the crock pot after being cooked

Fresh broccoli florets (as many as desired)

Hot cooked rice (brown rice, or riced cauliflower)

Directions:

1. Place beef in a crock pot.

2. In a small bowl, combine consomme, soy sauce, brown sugar/honey, oil, and garlic. Pour over beef. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

3. In a cup, stir cornstarch and sauce form the crock pot until smooth. Add to crock pot. Stir well to combine. (If your sauce is not thickening, try bringing your sauce to a boil on the stovetop with the corn starch mixture. Boil until your desired consistency is reached).

4. Add broccoli to the crock pot. Stir to combine.

5. Cover and cook an additional 30 minutes on high (the sauce has to boil for it to thicken).

6. Serve over hot cooked rice.