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Seared and golden brown Beef Tips in Mushroom Gravy are pure comfort food at heart. It’s a perfectly easy and hearty dinner idea for a cold winter night. Guaranteed to please the whole family!
I absolutely love some comfort food in the dead of winter. When all I can think about is being comfy, cozy, and curled up by the fire, that is when I crave these savory beef tips in mushroom gravy! Grab yourself a big loaf of crusty bread and get ready to devour this delicious meal.
Why You’ll Love This Beef Tips Recipe
- Cozy comfort food. Beef tips in mushroom gravy is perfect for chilly nights when you want something warm and satisfying. The tender beef tips and the rich mushroom gravy are a match made in heaven.
- So easy. You don’t need any fancy equipment or skills to make this dish. Just a large skillet, a whisk, and a few simple ingredients. You can have it ready in less than an hour, with minimal prep and cleanup.
- Goes with anything. Beef tips pair really well with just about any side dish. But in my opinion that rich mushroom gravy screams out for some mashed potatoes, rice, noodles, or bread to soak it all up! Feel free to get creative with this dish and what you serve with it.
- Family-friendly. Everyone will love this dish, from kids to adults. And it’s super easy to double or triple the recipe to feed a crowd, or freeze the leftovers for another day.
What Are Beef Tips?
Traditionally, beef tips are tender pieces of meat cut from a tenderloin or sirloin. For my beef tips recipe, I prefer to use sirloin. Try to steer clear of chuck, if you can because it won’t be nearly as tender. If you don’t have top sirloin steak, feel free to sub in some cubed stew meat. It will be less tender, but the gravy is so good, it will still be a hit.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Beef – I use top sirloin steak because it’s tender and flavorful, but stew meat or chuck roast also work.
- Olive oil – For browning the beef. Any neutral oil works in a pinch.
- Butter – Adds richness and that perfect finish to the gravy.
- Veggies – Onion, cremini mushrooms, and garlic add loads of flavor.
- Flour – Helps thicken the gravy to that silky, spoon-coating texture.
- Beef broth – Go with low sodium so you can season to taste.
- Worcestershire sauce – Adds savory depth and a little tang.
- Seasonings – Just salt, pepper, and a sprinkle of fresh parsley to finish.
How to Make Beef Tips With Mushroom Gravy
These beef tips simmer low and slow in a rich mushroom gravy until tender. If you love my chicken and rice with mushrooms or Salisbury steak, this one’s right up that same alley!
- Cook the steak: Heat your olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Season the cubed steak with salt and pepper. Add the steak tips to the hot oil in one single layer and cook them for 3 minutes per side or until they’re browned. Remove the steak tips from the skillet. Cover them and set aside.
- Cook the veggies. Add butter to the skillet and melt it over medium high heat. Stir in onions and cook for 30 seconds giving them some occasional stirs. Add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook for 5 minutes or until the mushrooms are tender and browned. Stir in your garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Make the gravy. Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms, then mix and stir for 1 minute until the flour is absorbed. Slowly add the beef broth to the skillet then slowly whisk in Worcestershire sauce. Continue to whisk until the sauce is smooth and no lumps appear. Bring your mixture to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
- Combine and serve. Stir the beef tips back into the skillet. Give them a good stir to coat them with the sauce. Continue to cook for a minute or until beef tips are heated through. Remove it from the heat. Sprinkle the dish with parsley and serve.
Recipe Tips and Variations
- Gravy. If your gravy gets too thick while you’re cooking, go ahead and add a few tablespoons of beef broth to thin it out. This won’t affect the depth of flavor in any way.
- Same size beef tips. Make sure you cut your beef into same sized cubes to help them cook evenly.
- Mushrooms. To keep things easy with this beef tips recipe, I recommend buying pre-cut mushrooms. They don’t cost any more than whole creminis, and this will save you a few minutes during prep. If you can’t find creminis for the mushroom gravy, shoot for some button mushrooms instead.
- Cook in batches. You may need to brown the meat in a few batches. If you overcrowd the pan, you’ll wind up steaming the meat instead of searing. While they’ll still get cooked, you’ll miss out on the flavorful crust that develops while browning.
Serving Suggestions
I love a heaping pile of fluffy, buttery, garlicky mashed potatoes with my beef tips to soak up all that awesome mushroom gravy. It’s so good! I also enjoy them over garlic butter parmesan rice and egg noodles. For a lighter option, you can serve them over cauliflower mash, riced cauliflower, or zoodles. The richness of this dish also calls out for a nice green veggie side dish like our romano beans in garlic butter sauce, roasted brussels sprouts, or roasted asparagus.
How to Store Leftovers
- Fridge. You can store your leftover beef tips in an airtight container in your refrigerator for 3 days.
- Freezer. You can also store them in the freezer. Put the tips and gravy in a freezer safe zip top bag and save them for up to 2 months. Defrost and simmer over medium heat to give it new life.
Beef Tips in Mushroom Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound top sirloin steak, cut into 1 inch cubes
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 8 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1½ cups low sodium beef broth
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Instructions
- Prep. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat.
- Cook the steak tips. Season the steak tips with salt and pepper and add them to the hot oil in one single layer; cook for 3 minutes per side, or until browned. Remove the steak from the skillet, cover, and set aside.
- Sauté the onions and mushrooms. Add butter to the skillet and melt it over medium-high heat. Stir in the onions and cook for 30 seconds, stirring occasionally. Add the mushrooms; season with salt and pepper and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender and browned.
- Add garlic and flour. Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 20 seconds. Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms and steak; mix and stir for 1 minute until the flour is absorbed.
- Stir in the liquids. Slowly add the beef broth to the skillet; slowly whisk in the Worcestershire sauce and continue to whisk until the sauce is smooth and no lumps appear.
- Continue to cook. Bring the mixture to a simmer; cook for 2 minutes, or until thickened. Stir the beef tips back into the skillet; stir to coat with the sauce and continue to cook for a minute, or until the beef tips are heated through.
- Serve. Remove the beef tips from the heat, garnish with parsley, and serve.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
YUM!!! I love this delicious version!!!
Now this is my kind of meal! That sauce looks so delicious. Give me all those mushrooms.
Thank you SO much Dorothy! 🙂
I could DRINK the gravy! So delicious!
Same here! 😀 Thank YOU!!
Could you put all this in the crockpot ?
If So could you give me the recipe for the crockpot it would be greatly appreciated🌸
I have not made these in the crock pot because they come together fairly quickly, but if you want to give it a try, please let me know how it goes! Just looking at the recipe, I would place the seasoned meat, mushrooms, and onions in the slow cooker and dot with pats of butter over the top. Then, whisk together the garlic, flour, beef broth, and Worcestershire sauce, pour it over the meat and mushrooms, and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
This is my kind of comfort food! Perfect for a rainy day like today. 🙂
Thank YOU, Carrie! 🙂
What a mouthwatering dish; worthy of a restaurant, indeed! Adding this to my dinner line up for the week!
Thank YOU! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Oh my goodness how good this dish looks! It’s so mouthwatering!
Thank you SO much, Catalina! 🙂
What a delicious and hearty dinner that is perfect for any night of the week! We love a hearty and comforting dish like this during the winter months.
Thank you SO much Jacque!! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
I love DIetHood, so I was so excited to find this site. I have been cooking over 45 years and have searched for a tender Beef Tip recipe. This was so good. The mushroom gravy was so good my husband was almost drinking it-lol. Thanks for all of your great recipes-this is a keeper!
That’s great to hear! I’m very glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much! 🙂
Made it tonight and was a total hit! Comfort food list for sure. Will make this again.