Description
This Slow Cooker Beef Tips and Gravy is a cozy, hands-off comfort meal made with tender beef simmered low and slow in a rich, savory gravy. Juicy, melt-in-your-mouth and perfect over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lb beef stew meat or sirloin tips (cut into bite-size pieces)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional, for browning)
- 1 small onion (finely diced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 cup low-sodium beef stock (or additional broth)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Salt (to taste)
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- (Optional but recommended)
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Quickly brown the beef on all sides (about 2–3 minutes).
- Transfer the beef to the slow cooker.
- Add the diced onion and garlic over the beef.
- In a bowl, whisk together beef broth, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, thyme, and black pepper.
- Pour the mixture over the beef in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook until the beef is tender.
- About 30 minutes before serving, mix the cornstarch and cold water to make a slurry.
- Stir it into the slow cooker.
- Cover again and continue cooking until the gravy thickens.
- Taste and adjust salt if needed before serving.
Notes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker Beef Tips, Beef Gravy, Comfort Food