Slow Cooker Beef Tips and Gravy
Easy slow cooker beef tips and gravy recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Tender, juicy beef is smothered in rich and flavorful gravy.
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Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon Oil Divided
- 2 pounds Stew meat
- Salt To taste
- Pepper To taste
- 1 cup Onion Finely chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic Finely minced
- ¼ cup Red wine
- 2- 3 cups Beef broth Low sodium, Start with 2 cups and only add more if potatoes are looking dry
- 1 packet Dry onion soup mix 2 oz. packet
- 2 teaspoon Dry brown gravy mix Don't use the whole packet
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Bay leaf
- 2 cups Potatoes Optional, Can be omitted completely, Washed, Diced into big 2 inch chunks or quartered
- 1-2 tablespoon Cornstarch Dissolved in 1-2 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Heat half the oil in a large nonstick pot over medium-high heat.
- Add meat and sprinkle salt and pepper.
- Saute for a few minutes until meat is browned on all sides.
- Transfer the meat to a large crockpot (6 quart or larger).
- Add red wine to deglaze the pot. Be sure to scrape all the brown bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.
- Transfer this mixture to the slow cooker too.
- Add remaining oil, onion, garlic in the nonstick pot and saute for a few seconds until garlic is fragrant.
- Transfer this mixture to the slow cooker too.
- Add broth, onion soup mix, brown gravy mix, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, potatoes and mix until combined.
- Cover and cook on Low heat for 5-6 hours or High heat for 3-4 hours or until meat is cooked through and potatoes are tender.
- In the final 30 minutes of cooking, mix in cornstarch slurry gently so as to not break the potatoes and continue cooking uncovered until sauce is slightly thickened.
- Discard bay leaf and garnish with roughly chopped fresh parsley (if you like). Enjoy!
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheated in the microwave.
Nutrition
Calories: 643kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 64gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 1093mgPotassium: 1408mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 10IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 6mg
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