Mexican Beef Tips (Crockpot or Stovetop)
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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16
ingredients
- 4 1⁄2 lbs extra-lean beef tips (cubed for stew)
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans Mexican-style stewed tomatoes (or regular stewed tomatoes plus 1/2 tsp. additional cumin and garlic powder)
directions
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CROCKPOT METHOD:
- Place the beef tips in the bottom of a 5-quart or larger slow cooker. Sprinkle chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, salt & pepper over the beef. Add both cans of tomatoes, with their juices, pouring them directly over the tips. Cover the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
- Stir well and serve immediately or store according to the directions in the description above.
- STOVETOP METHOD.
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a 4 1/2-quart or larger Dutch oven. Brown the beef tips for about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the spices and both cans of tomatoes and cover the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer the beef for 3 1/2 hours or until the beef cubes are so tender that they fall apart. Stir and check the liquid level periodically and add water to keep moist but not soupy.
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How to use:
- Over shredded lettuce for taco salad (with or without the shell and all the normal taco fixings)
- As a filling with Monterey Jack cheese for quesadillas
- As a topping for nachos or tostadas
- As a filling for burritos or tacos
- Paired with Monterey Jack cheese as a filling for a twist on a Philly cheese-steak sandwich.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!