Sataejjim (Slow Cooker Braised Beef Shank)

Ingredients

• 3 pound sbeef shank meatsatae, 사태
• 10 ounce sroot vegetablesparsnip, celery root, burdock root, turnip, and/or Korean radish
• 1 medium carrot
• 1/2 medium onion
• 2 scallions
• 8 plump garlic clove s
• 3 to 4 thin ginger slice sabout 1-inch round
• 4 dried shiitake mushroomsor any other dried mushrooms, broken up into 2 to 3 piece s
• 4 small dried red chili peppersor 1 teaspoon crushed red peppers - optional
• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup rice wineor dry white wine
• 2 tablespoon sapricot preserveor honey - see note
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• pepper to taste
• salt
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 scallionroughly chopped

Instructions

1. Rinse the meat. Drain well or pat dry with paper towels. Cut the meat into about 2 inch chunks. Prepare the vegetables by cutting into about 1 1/2 inch chunks.
2. Place the meat and vegetables in the slow cooker.
3. Mix together the soy sauce, rice wine, apricot preserve (or honey), sugar and pepper in a small bowl, and pour over the meat and vegetables.
4. Toss everything to coat with the sauce.
5. Cover, and cook for about 4 hours on high or 6 to 8 hours on low.
6. Flip the meat over midway through the process, if you’re home.
7. Adjust the cooking time, depending on how tender you want your meat to be.
8. If necessary, sprinkle with a pinch (or two) of salt, and add more sugar or honey to taste. Stir in the scallions and sesame oil before turning the slow cooker off.
9. Remove the meat and vegetables from the slow cooker to a large serving bowl. Pour the sauce over the meat to serve. You can run the sauce through a strainer for a clearer sauce if you’d like.