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Beef tips and gravy are the ultimate comfort food, with tender chunks of beef in a rich brown gravy. Serve this beef tip recipe over mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta for the perfect meal.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: This recipe makes the beef extra tender with a rich, flavorful brown gravy.
- Skill Level: This recipe is easy to prepare with little effort but big flavor!
- Technique: Slow cooking is a great way to tenderize the beef, and it adds so much flavor.
- Serving Suggestions: Serve over rice, mashed potatoes, or pasta noodles.
Ingredients for Tender Beef Tips
- 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.
- Seasonings: The seasonings are simple with onion, bay leaf, and Worcestershire sauce. You can add a couple of cloves of minced garlic when cooking the onions for some extra flavor.
- Gravy: The beef tips are cooked in a combination of beef broth and onion soup. Once cooked, the mixture is thickened with a cornstarch slurry to create a rich gravy.
How to Cook Beef Tips and Gravy
- Season and sear the beef in a Dutch oven. Add the onions and soften.
- Add remaining ingredients (full recipe below) and simmer until beef is tender.
- Thicken the gravy with cornstarch, and add salt and pepper to taste.
Saving and Storing Leftovers
These beef tips make great leftovers! Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop and refresh the flavor with a dash of salt and pepper.
Beef tips with gravy are also great to freeze in zippered bags. Be sure to label them with the date, as they should be used within 2 months.
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Beef Tips
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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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!