Beef Tips and Gravy

Submitted by Seasoned Cook

"The BEST FLAVOR you can have for beef tips!!! The gravy is awesome! Your family will love you for this dinner. This is my mother's recipe for beef tips which she used for over 50 years."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 55mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 2-3

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs beef tips
• 2 tablespoons salad oil
• 3 cups water
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons water

directions

1. Saute beef tips in salad oil until lightly browned. Place in a dutch oven and add water, ketchup, worcestershire sauce and salt. Cook covered on simmering low heat for approximately one hour.
2. Add sliced onions and cook additional 30 to 40 minutes on low heat, being careful to not let all water boil out. (You will need at least 1 1/2 cups of water left as gravy.).
3. In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water and pour into beef mixture mixture. stir well and cook an additional one minute while gravy thickens.
4. Serve over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes.
5. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Susie D]

Classic comfort food! <br/>I adapted the recipe for the crockpot by reducing the water to 1 1/2 cups and cooking on low approx 6 hrs. I added 1 clove of minced garlic and used 2 T cornstarch/ 3T water to make the gravy the last 30 minutes then added 1/2 t Kitchen Bouquet for color. Served over rice with a green salad & peas. Thank you for sharing the recipe!

 

[gefox3]

I did not like this as stated, all I tasted was the ketchup in the gravy. Also I suspected I would not need 3 cups water so I only used 2 and that was perfect. Next time I am going to try using beef stock in place of all the water and a little tomato paste in place of the ketchup.

 

[Ginny Sue]

This was really good, old-fashioned comfort food. I added some sliced mushrooms with the onions, and served this over mashed poatoes. The meat turned out very tender.

 

[Lori Mama]

Love recipes that just kind of sit there and does it's thing with very few ingredients. My husband loved the gravy. Served over gnocchi. :)

 

[Jena5690]

Excellent flavor, the whole family enjoyed it. I did add mushrooms with the onions. I served it over egg noodles and my only complaint is that the sauce was not thick enough for our liking. I think it would be a great consistency over mashed potatoes, but it just didn't stick to the noodles. I will double the cornstarch next time - but there will definitely be a next time!