Asian Shredded Beef

I love Asian inspired meals...the combination of ingredients really sparked my interest while searching for new meals!

Ingredients:

~ 4 lbs. boneless beef or pork roast

~ 1/2 cup soy sauce

~ 1/2 cup hoisin sauce

~ 6 tablespoons ketchup

~ 6 tablespoons honey

~ 2 teaspoons Chinese 5 spice powder (I added a bit more..when I was adding seemed more was needed)

~ 2 teaspoons garlic powder (same comment as above)

Directions:

~ Place the meat into the slow cooker

~ Sprinkle the dried spices directly onto the meat

~ Top with ketchup and honey

~ Pour on the soy sauce and hoisin sauce.

~ Cover and cook for 8-9 hours on low or until the meat begins to shred.

~ You may need to take the beef/pork out after eight hours and cut into cubes. Turn the slow cooker onto high and cook for another hour to get it to shred nicely.

Verdict:

Wow! The flavors were so strong...but in a good way! I was not home and was not able to cut my beef into teh cubes to get it to shred better. as you can tell from my pictures i just had to cut mine into slices, which you coud still get all of the flavors. I am not for sure if i have ever had the five spices before..but it was a really good taste.

Complete menu

~ Asian shredded beef

~ White rice (Brandon and I had it with this)

~Noodles (for Tom)

~ Brocoli

~ salad