# Slowcooker Korean Minced Beef with a Cucumber Salad

Rich, sticky, sweet a little bit spicy… and ridiculously easy thanks to the slow cooker.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 180 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 g 5% fat beef mince
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, sliced
- 1 tsp garlic purée
- 1 tsp ginger purée
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 3 heaped tsp gochujang paste
- 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 -2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 150 g cooked rice per person
- Pickled cucumber salad
- 1 tsp chilli oil

## Instructions

1. Brown the mince in a pan over medium heat until nice and brown.
2. Transfer to the slow cooker along with the onion, pepper, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, gochujang, vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and hoisin.
3. Cook on high for 2–3 hours or low for 4–5 hours.
4. Serve over fluffy rice with a fresh smashed cucumber salad and a drizzle of chilli oil.

## Equipment

- slow cooker
- pan

## Tips

- You could do this on a pan far quicker but slowcooking elevates the flavour x 10.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNR79AMGD/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/df0abb85-0b19-472b-bf1d-751b4af229da
- Extracted: 2026-06-02

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