Here’s a classic Beef Tips recipe—tender, savory, and perfect over rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes 🥩🍲
Beef Tips with Gravy
Ingredients (serves 4–6)
- 2 lbs beef tips or stew beef (sirloin or chuck works well)
- Salt & black pepper
- 2 tbsp oil or butter
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce (optional, for depth)
- 1 tsp dried thyme or rosemary
- 1–2 tbsp cornstarch or flour (for thickening)
- Optional: sliced mushrooms
Instructions
- Season & brown beef
- Season beef with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Brown beef in batches until nicely seared. Remove and set aside.
- Sauté aromatics
- In the same pan, sauté onion (and mushrooms if using) until softened.
- Add garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Simmer
- Return beef to pan.
- Add broth, Worcestershire, soy sauce, and herbs.
- Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook 45–60 minutes until beef is tender
(or 2 hours if using chuck).
- Thicken gravy
- Mix cornstarch with a little cold water.
- Stir into simmering liquid and cook 2–3 minutes until thickened.
- Serve
- Serve hot over rice, egg noodles, or mashed potatoes.
Slow Cooker Option
- Brown beef and onions first.
- Transfer to slow cooker with remaining ingredients (except cornstarch).
- Cook low 6–8 hours or high 3–4 hours.
- Thicken gravy at the end.
Tips & Variations
- Extra rich: Add a splash of red wine while simmering.
- Creamy: Stir in a little sour cream or heavy cream at the end.
- Pepper steak style: Add bell peppers near the end of cooking.
- Make ahead: Tastes even better the next day.
If you want, I can give you a quick skillet beef tips recipe, a creamy mushroom beef tips version, or an Instant Pot version.
