These Beef Tips are slow-cooked until tender and served with a rich, savory onion gravy that is full of comforting flavor. Served over mashed potatoes, this hearty dish makes an easy and satisfying dinner the whole family will enjoy.
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Holly’s Recipe Highlights: Beef Tips
Flavor: This is rich and savory, with tender beef, sweet onions, and a deep, comforting gravy.
Skill Level: This recipe is easy to prepare, and the long simmer means minimal effort.
Technique: Slow cooking is a great way to tenderize the beef, and it adds so much flavor.
Serving Suggestions: Serve these tender beef tips over creamy mashed potatoes, fluffy rice, or egg noodles to soak up the rich, savory gravy.
Total Time: 2 Hours Serves: 4 Cooking Method: Stovetop
Ingredient Notes
- Beef Tips: Use steak, stew meat, cubed chuck roast, or beef tips in this recipe. Beef tips are usually the tender parts of the tenderloin top. They can also be sirloin tips that come from a larger roast or tri-tip.
- Beef Broth: Beef broth creates the flavorful base for the gravy. Low-sodium broth works well when using condensed soup, since the soup already adds extra salt.
- Yellow Onion: Yellow onion adds a sweet, savory depth to the gravy as it cooks down. Dice it finely so it softens and blends smoothly into the sauce. Add mushrooms with the onions for a mushroom gravy version.
- Condensed Soup: This canned soup adds deep onion flavor and helps create a rich, savory gravy with minimal prep. Use condensed soup rather than dry onion soup mix for the best texture and consistency.
- Variations: Stir in a splash of cream after thickening for a softer, richer finish.
How To Make Beef Tips
- Season and brown the beef (full recipe below). Cook the onion in the same pot.
- Add the beef back with broth, condensed soup, Worcestershire sauce, and bay leaf. Simmer.
- Once tender, thicken the gravy with a cornstarch slurry.
Tips for Tender Beef
- Brown in Batches: Browning the beef in small batches sears it instead of steaming.
- Do Not Rush the Simmer: Chuck roast needs time to become tender.
- Cover the Pot: Keep the pot covered while simmering so the beef stays moist and the gravy does not reduce too quickly.
- Cut Beef Evenly: Cut beef into similar-sized cubes for even cooking.
- Make Perfect Gravy: Add the cornstarch slurry a little at a time. Stop when the gravy is as thick as you like it.
- For Extra Gravy: Add a splash more beef broth before thickening.
Leftover Beef Tips
Keep leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave, adding a splash of broth or water if the gravy has thickened too much.
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Equipment
- Dutch Oven with a lid
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef chuck roast cubed or stew meat
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can beef broth
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed French onion soup or condensed onion soup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 bay leaf
- chopped fresh parsley for garnish, optional
To Thicken Gravy:
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- ⅓ cup water
Instructions
- Trim any fat from the beef and toss with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat in large pot or Dutch oven. Add the seasoned beef and cook in small batches until browned. Transfer the beef to a bowl and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining oil. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the beef, beef broth, condensed onion soup, Worcestershire sauce, and bay leaf to the pot. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 1½ to 2 hours or until beef is fork-tender.
- To thicken the gravy, combine cornstarch with ⅓ cup cold water. Pour into the beef mixture a little at a time while stirring until it reaches the desired consistency.
- Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if desired. Discard bay leaf and serve over mashed potatoes.
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Notes
- The onion soup in this recipe is canned condensed soup. It can be found in the soup aisle at your local grocery store.
- Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta noodles.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop until heated through.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Beef, Dinner, Entree, Main Course
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I’m 82 and just stayed to cook.
For 53 years I wasn’t allowed in the kitchen.
My wife was a grreeaat cook
I hope you find some great recipes here Bob!! Let us know if you have any questions or we can help you in any way.
Your Beef and Gravy is awesome. My husband said it was good and he is my critic, so if he likes it, the recipe will be in my rotation. It was so easy to fix and the taste was amazing. The gravy on the beef is so good, I will be using that for the gravy that I put on my open-faced roast beef sandwiches. Thanks for all the amazing recipes you have. I have a lot of them. You are my kind of cook.
Made this today. I have been wanting to make Beef Tips at home because I eat them at least once a week at local restaurants. I love the taste and flavor this recipe has. I added mushrooms to mine and living in southwest Louisiana, I put a lot of other spice with the salt and pepper LOL! The wife loves it, but she loves everything I cook. I served over rice, with a side of black-eyed peas and Kings Hawaiian rolls with apple pie for dessert. I highly recommend this recipe over the others. Simple, easy, and delicious!
Family absolutely loved it!!!
I am so happy to hear your family love this recipe Keith!
I made this for dinner last night and it was absolutely delicious and so simple. I added some sliced mushrooms and cooked it in the oven …315 degrees for about 4.5 hours. Holly, thank you for yet another grrrreat recipe.
Delicious! Cooked it on high in the crockpot for 5 hrs! Thanks for sharing!
Delish! We love your recipes!
Thank you for the kind words, I am so glad you are enjoying the recipes Robin!
This is a great recipe. I made it just like the recipe called for. I did not change or add anything. I did do mine in the crockpot so I browned the stew meat first then added all ingrediants to my crock pot. I cooked it on low for 7 hours and my house smelled so go. We could hardly wait to try it. I served it with mashed potatoes (instant) and a veggie on the side. My husband loved it. This is for sure a keeper. I will make this again……Thank You
So happy to hear that, Mary! I am glad you enjoyed our recipe so much. 🥰
delicious and hearty meal
Love this as is! My husband is a meat & potatoes guy, he always comments how good this is. Staying in the rotation!
Delicious as is!!
so is 4 grams of the beef & gravy 448 calories? I’m in a calorie deficit so just trying to portion wisely!
Sorry for any confusion, Ashley. The nutrition information is for 1 serving which is ¼ of the recipe or approximately ½ lb of beef tips.
I do not have a Dutch Oven can I use a Crock Pot instead?
I haven’t tried this recipe in the slow cooker however some readers have had great success. I would suggest browning the beef before adding it and cook about 8 hrs on low or 4-5 hours on high. Let us know how it turns out for you!
Hello! What can I use in place of onion soup? I need to make it gluten free. Thank you!
Deb, many readers have substituted Lipton’s onion soup mix with a bit of water.
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Very delicious! I added some flour when seasoning the beef. After browning in the dutch oven, I added the remaining ingredients and put in the oven (convection) at 225 for 4 hours. I put back on the burner for cornstarch/thickening up. I served over mashed potatoes and pair with green beans and rolls. My family really liked the recipe. I will definitely be making again. Thanks so much!