Beef Tips with Gravy

Name: Beef Tips with Gravy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 lb beef stew meat, cut into 2-inch chunks; 0.5 stick unsalted butter; 1 medium yellow onion, diced; 8 oz baby bella or white mushrooms, thickly sliced; 2 clove garlic cloves, minced; 0.5 cup all-purpose flour, for dredging; 0.5 tsp kosher salt; 0.5 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 4 tbsp neutral oil like vegetable or canola; 32 oz low-sodium beef broth; 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce; 1 tbsp ketchup; 2 tsp Kitchen Bouquet browning sauce

Old-School Beef Tips in Rich Brown Gravy

Chunks of beef get tender and luxurious after simmering in a deeply flavored gravy built from their own drippings. The mushrooms and onions melt into the sauce, creating layers of savory richness that beg for mashed potatoes underneath.

AmericanDinnerComfort FoodOne PotBeefFallWinter

Prep15 min

Cook50 min

Total1 hr 5 min

Servings6

Difficultyeasy

Ingredients

2 lbbeef stew meat, cut into 2-inch chunks
½ stickunsalted butter
1 mediumyellow onion, diced
8 ozbaby bella or white mushrooms, thickly sliced(optional)
2 clovegarlic cloves, minced
½ cupall-purpose flour, for dredging
½ tspkosher salt
½ tspfreshly ground black pepper
4 tbspneutral oil like vegetable or canola
32 ozlow-sodium beef broth
4 dashesWorcestershire sauce
1 tbspketchup
2 tspKitchen Bouquet browning sauce

Instructions

Start by building the flavor base. Melt the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Once it's foamy, add the diced onion, minced garlic, and mushrooms. Cook everything together, stirring occasionally, until the onions are golden and the mushrooms have released their moisture — about 10 minutes. Transfer this mixture to a plate and set aside.
⏱ 10 min
While the vegetables cook, prepare your dredging station. Combine the flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Pat the beef chunks dry with paper towels, then toss them in the seasoned flour until every piece is well coated. This flour coating will help create the gravy later.
Pour the oil into the same skillet you used for the vegetables and crank the heat to medium-high. Once the oil shimmers, add the floured beef in a single layer — don't overcrowd or the meat will steam instead of brown. Sear each piece until deeply golden on all sides, turning as needed. The flour should form a nice crust.
Pour in the beef broth along with the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, and Kitchen Bouquet. Use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan — that's pure flavor. Stir everything together, then bring to a gentle simmer. Cover the skillet and reduce heat to maintain a lazy bubble for 30 minutes.
⏱ 30 min
Return the cooked onion and mushroom mixture to the pan, stirring gently to distribute. Let everything simmer together uncovered for another 10 minutes so the flavors meld. If you want a thicker gravy, whisk together 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 3 tablespoons cold water and stir it in during the last few minutes.
⏱ 10 min
Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Serve immediately over a generous mound of mashed potatoes, spooning plenty of that rich gravy over everything. Rice or egg noodles work beautifully too.