RIDICULOUSLY TENDER BEEF TIPS WITH MUSHROOM GRAVY

Homemade beef tips with mushroom gravy — as always with NO canned soups! My beef tips are ridiculously tender and easy to make in your slow cooker or instant pot. Serve beef tips over cauliflower mash, mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice!

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 pounds chuck roast, trimmed+ cubed (or stew meat works too)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 onion, diced
• 8 ounces baby Bella mushrooms, cut into thick slices
• 1 ½ teaspoon EACH: garlic powder AND sugar 
• 1 teaspoon EACH: onion powder, dried thyme, AND mushroom powder
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 large bay leaf
• ½ cup pepperoncini peppers, thinly sliced 
• 1 ½ – 2 cups low sodium beef stock (see directions)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed with a few tablespoons of water)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. SEAR:
2. Season the beef with the flour, a big pinch of salt and pepper; mix well.
3. Heat the butter in the instant pot on the sauté setting or a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. When it melts sear the beef in batches to form a brown crust, remove to a plate, and continue searing the remaining beef.
4. Add the onions and switch to a wooden spoon.
5. Sauté them for 1 minute, scraping the bottom of the pot to make sure no brown bits are left stuck on.

SLOW COOKER:

1. Place 2 cups of beef stock along with the remaining ingredients in the slow cooker (except the corn starch) and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-7 hours.
2. 35 minutes before the cooking time is up, combine ½ cup of the liquid from the slow cooker and the cornstarch in a small bowl, whisk until smooth.
3. Add to the slow cooker and allow for the food to cook for the remaining 30 minutes.
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