Ah, beef tips—those tender, flavorful chunks of beef that practically melt in your mouth when cooked right 😌🥩. Here’s a solid, versatile recipe.
🥩 Classic Beef Tips
Ingredients
- 1–1.5 lbs beef tips (sirloin, tenderloin, or stew meat)
- Salt & pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil or butter
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup beef broth
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)
- 1 tsp fresh thyme or ½ tsp dried
- 2 tbsp flour or cornstarch (for thickening, optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Brown the beef
- Pat beef tips dry, season with salt & pepper.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sear beef tips 2–3 min per side until browned. Remove and set aside.
2. Cook aromatics
- In the same skillet, sauté onion until translucent.
- Add garlic, cook 30 sec.
3. Make sauce
- Add beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon, and thyme.
- Return beef tips to skillet.
- Simmer 15–20 min, until beef is tender.
4. Thicken (optional)
- Mix flour or cornstarch with 2 tbsp water to make a slurry.
- Stir into sauce, cook 2–3 min until thickened.
5. Serve
- Over mashed potatoes, rice, or buttered noodles.
🔥 Pro Tips
- Sear first = flavor bomb.
- Use tender cuts if cooking quickly, or stew cuts for slow braise.
- Add mushrooms for an earthy upgrade.
- For richer flavor, splash a little red wine into the sauce.
Variations
- Creamy mushroom beef tips: add ½ cup heavy cream at the end.
- Slow cooker version: brown beef, toss with broth & seasonings, cook 4–6 hours on low.
- Spicy twist: add paprika, cayenne, or chipotle for heat.
If you want, I can write a restaurant-level beef tips recipe that’s ultra-tender, gravy-rich, and packed with mushrooms—perfect over mashed potatoes 😌.
Do you want me to do that version?
