Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli

Ingredients
1 pound boneless beef chuck roast, sliced
(I used cubed stew beef)
1 cup beef broth
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
(I used a heaping tbsp crushed garlic)

2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cooled sauce from the crock pot after being cooked
Fresh broccoli florets (as many as desired)
Hot cooked rice

Directions
1. Place beef in a crock pot.
2. In a small bowl, combine broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, 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.

DE-LI-CIOUS!!! tastes like beef and brocoli from chinese restaurants. Brocoli is cooked but firm not soggy, this is not overly sweet but not too salty either. I loved it and so did my family!