No peeping cow tips A comforting dinner made with juicy cubed beef simmered for hours in a delicious mushroom gravy. Add everything to the slow cooker and try your best not to leak!
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Why You'll Love These No Pick Beef Tips
like me Instant Pot Cubed Beef And my real saucy Slow Cooker Beef TipsThese delicious no-pick beef tenderloins are the perfect comfort food served with buttered potatoes. This recipe is full of rich, beefy flavor that's perfect for a cold day! Here's why you'll want to make these crock pot beef tips all winter long:
- Delicious smell. These no-pick beef tips come out fall-over-tender and drenched in a rich and creamy, beefy mushroom gravy.
- Made in slow cooker. I'll admit, making this recipe in the slow cooker makes it a lot easier not to peep. Plus, there's no need to run the oven for hours to slow roast beef, and you can prepare your ingredients the night before or in the morning and leave the cooker to do it's thing.
- Hands-free. After a quick sear on the stovetop, you'll add the beef and gravy ingredients to the slow cooker or crock pot. Walk away, and come back a few hours later for a sausage beef dinner.
- Simple ingredients. All you need are 6 ingredients and some simple seasonings. I use a condensed cream of mushroom soup and onion soup mix as an easy shortcut to pack a lot of flavor into the beef.
Materials you will need
You need about 6 ingredients to make this easy No Pick Beef Tips recipe. I've included some notes below. Scroll down to the recipe card for a printable ingredient list with complete recipe details.
- Cubed beef – Choose a good stew beef. My favorite is chuck roast. Other good cuts for stewing are top round steak (London broil), short ribs, or brisket (be sure to buy the fattier “point cut”). You will need to cut the beef into 1” cubes or buy it pre-cubed from the store.
- Seasonings – Garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper.
- Olive oil – or another mild-flavored cooking oil, such as avocado or canola oil, for searing.
- Onion Soup Mix – Choose your favorite brand of beef onion soup mix.
- Cream of mushroom soup – I use condensed cream of mushroom soup.
- Beef broth – You can substitute chicken broth in a pinch, though the flavor won't be as rich.
How to Make No Peek Beef Tips
The secret to this crock pot recipe is: no peeps! Once your beef tips and ingredients are in the slow cooker, do your best not to lift the lid until the cooking time is up. It's the most delicious confidence exercise ever.
Here are the simple steps, and You will find printable recipe instructions on the recipe card after the post.
- Season and season the beef. Start by rubbing the beef cubes with the spices. Then, fry the beef in a hot pan with oil until the pieces are browned on all sides. You may need to do this in batches. Transfer seared beef to slow cooker.
- to collect Now, add the onion soup mixture and mushroom soup to the slow cooker and pour in the beef broth. Give the contents a good stir.
- cooking Cook the beef tips covered on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Whip up a batch of fluffy potatoes when you're ready to serve and enjoy. See more in the post for more serving ideas.
Recipe tips
- Drain the beef in a single layer. This is the key to beef that is marinated, and not steamed. Depending on the size of your pan you may need to brown the beef in two batches. Transfer the browned beef to the slow cooker before starting the next batch.
- Don't peep! It's worth repeating, and it's the number one rule when cooking these juicy beef tips in the slow cooker. Resist the temptation to peek under the lid while the beef is cooking. All that steam trapped inside makes the meat extra melt-in-the-mouth tender.
- Add the wine. For another layer of flavor, replace 1 cup of the beef broth with a dry red wine like Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon.
- Make it creamy. For an extra rich sauce, with the slow cooker off, stir in a dollop of heavy cream or cream cheese at the end of cooking.
Serving advice
My favorite way to serve my no peak beef tips is with a bed of cream mashed potatoes Drizzle with spoonfuls of mushroom gravy. There is nothing more comfortable on a cold winter evening! You can also combine it with beef tips and sauce Egg noodles Similar to that for a dinner Beef stroganoffOr serve with rice or Risotto. Add a side to it Asparagus or Roasted CarrotsAnd beer bread or biscuits For soup up the remaining gravy.
Storing and reheating leftovers
- Keep in fridge. Store any leftover beef tips and gravy in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days.
- Reheat. Heat the beef and sauce on the stove top or in the microwave until warm.
- to freeze Store any leftovers in a freezer bag or container and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw the beef in the refrigerator before reheating and serving.
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No peeking beef tips A comforting dinner made with tender cubed beef simmered for hours in a savory mushroom gravy. Add everything to the slow cooker and try your best not to leak!
- 2 1 pound stew beef, cubed (you can buy pre-cubed beef or cube your own. I like chuck roast)
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 Packet Beef Onion Soup Mix
- 1 Can make cream of mushroom soup
- 3 cups Beef broth
- Season the beef with sea salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Preheat a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the oil to the pan and allow it to heat for about 30 seconds.
- Add the beef to the pan and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally so the cubes brown on all sides. Do your best to arrange the beef in a single layer. If the pan is not large enough, brown half of a batch and transfer to the slow cooker before browning the other half.
- Transfer the browned beef to the slow cooker.
- Add the soup mixture, cream of mushroom soup, and beef broth and stir to combine.
- Turn off the slow cooker and set to cook on low for 8 hours. If you are short on time, you can set the slow cooker to cook on high heat for 4 hours.
- Serve over mashed potatoes.
