Description
Hearty Crock Pot Beef Tips and Gravy delivers comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen, promising tender meat that melts in your mouth. Rich, savory flavors and simple ingredients make this classic dish a perfect weeknight meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat:
- 2 lbs (907 grams) beef stew meat
Seasonings and Spices:
- 1 1-ounce (28 grams) packet dry onion soup mix
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
Liquid and Thickeners:
- 2 cups (473 milliliters) beef broth
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Thoroughly blot beef pieces with paper towels to eliminate surface moisture, ensuring optimal searing and flavor absorption.
- Transfer beef into a spacious 6-quart slow cooker, arranging pieces in a single layer for even cooking.
- Create a robust flavor base by vigorously whisking together beef broth, dry onion soup mix, aromatic thyme, pungent minced garlic, tangy ketchup, savory Worcestershire sauce, cornstarch, and seasoning agents.
- Cascade the meticulously prepared liquid mixture over the beef, gently rotating the slow cooker to guarantee complete meat coverage.
- Secure the slow cooker lid and initiate a low-temperature culinary transformation, allowing the beef to simmer and tenderize for 7-8 hours until meat reaches melt-in-your-mouth consistency.
- Once cooking concludes, carefully transfer the succulent beef tips and rich, velvety gravy onto a bed of creamy mashed potatoes, fluffy rice, or tender egg noodles for a hearty, comforting meal.
Notes
- Moisture Removal: Pat meat thoroughly with paper towels to achieve a perfect sear and enhance flavor development during slow cooking.
- Seasoning Enhancement: Let the meat marinate in the broth mixture for 30 minutes before cooking to deepen the flavor profile and tenderize the beef.
- Gluten-Free Adaptation: Replace regular cornstarch with arrowroot powder or potato starch to make the recipe suitable for gluten-sensitive diets.
- Vegetable Boost: Add sliced mushrooms or diced carrots during the last two hours of cooking to increase nutritional value and provide extra texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7-8 hours
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 287 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg