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Beef Tips and Rice, with sauteed onions and peppers covered in a savory beef gravy, made in a dutch oven or crockpot, make an easy, delicious, and hearty dinner your family will love.
For someone who claimed not to like beef, she scarfed these Beef Tips down in no time flat and was asking for more! In this case, actions speak louder than words. Of course, she also loved the Salisbury steak, Crockpot Philly Cheese Steak, Ground Beef Stroganoff, and the Tex Mex Beef Fajitas. However, she will still say she does not like beef. 🙂
Table of Contents
- How to Cook Beef Tips (With Rice)
- What Are Beef Tips?
- What Makes This Beef Tips And Rice Recipe Work?
- What type of beef to use?
- Are beef tips and stew meat the same?
- What Ingredients Do I Need To Make Beef Tips and Rice?
- How To Make Beef Tips and Rice?
- Can I Make Gravy From The Drippings?
- What To Serve With Beef Tips And Rice?
- Can I Make Beef Tips In An Instant Pot?
- More Beef And Rice Recipes
- Recipe
- Reviews
How to Cook Beef Tips (With Rice)
We loved these savory Beef Tips and Rice for a hearty weeknight dinner! My elderly mother-in-law tells me she does not like beef. However, when I served her these Beef Tips and Rice for dinner the other night, and she loved it.
What Are Beef Tips?
Beef Tips are small cuts of meat that are often cut from sirloin or chuck roast. However, they can be from any cut of meat. They are then cooked in a dutch oven or slow cooker and usually served with brown gravy over mashed potatoes or rice.
What Makes This Beef Tips And Rice Recipe Work?
What I love about these Beef Tips and Rice is that they are easy to make. I made them after work and had dinner on the table in a little over an hour.
I cooked the beef tips in a dutch oven and browned them on all sides first. Then I added the onions and green bell peppers to saute and add flavor and cook for about 5 minutes. Then I added minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and beef broth and let simmer. Made a gravy with the leftover liquid and then had the beef tips served over rice. Scroll down to the printed recipe for all the ingredient measurements and detailed instruction.
What type of beef to use?
I’m glad you asked. Typically a Beef Tips recipe calls for sirloin tips or tenderloin tips but many use beef stew meat, which is what I did because that is what was available at my local grocery store.
Are beef tips and stew meat the same?
Beef Tips are cut usually from a tenderloin or sirloin and are naturally tender and will cook up quickly. Whereas, beef stew meat is often cut from the shoulder and usually requires braising before becoming tender.
What Ingredients Do I Need To Make Beef Tips and Rice?
- 3 pounds top sirloin cut into 1-1/2 inch cubes (or use stew meat). You could also cut up a chuck roast.
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- Sea Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 cup sliced cremini mushrooms
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic*
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire
- 3 cups reduced-sodium beef broth**
- 1-1/2 cups cooked rice
*If you don’t have minced garlic, you could use 1 teaspoon of garlic powder instead.
**If you want more depth of flavor substitute 1 cup of red wine for 1 cup of beef broth. The red wine adds richness to the flavor.
How To Make Beef Tips and Rice?
- In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add oil.
- Season beef tips with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and cumin.
- Add the seasoned beef tips to the hot pan and cook until browned.
- Add the sliced onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute.
- Pour in the Worcestershire sauce and the beef broth.
- Let it simmer for about 1 hour.
- Serve over cooked rice.
Can I Make Gravy From The Drippings?
Yes! Once the beef tips have completed cooking, you can remove them and then make a cornstarch slurry with 2 tablespoons of water and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, and then add that to the liquid in the pot. Stir and let it simmer on low for about 5 minutes and the liquid should thicken to make a very nice gravy.
What To Serve With Beef Tips And Rice?
This is pure comfort food at its best. We like the beef tips served over rice. Check out our other rice recipes. However, you could also serve it over egg noodles or mashed potatoes.
Can I Make Beef Tips In An Instant Pot?
Yes. You can easily make Beef Tips In An Instant Pot. Check out my recipe, Instant Pot Beef Tips And Gravy, for specific step by step directions.
More Beef And Rice Recipes
Looking for more Beef and Rice recipes? Check out these recipes.
Mexican Beef and Rice Casserole – is an easy, cheesy, delicious ground beef skillet dinner loaded with Mexican beefy taco flavor that your whole family will love!
Porcupine Meatballs - Seasoned meatballs enriched with long grain rice cooked in my secret ingredient tomato sauce. Comfort food the whole family loves!
Taco Rice Bowl- by Life Tastes Good - On the table in just 30 minutes, this Taco Rice Bowl is perfect for a quick meal any night of the week and leftovers make for a satisfying lunch too!
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Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pounds top sirloin cut into 1-1/2 inch cubes (or use stew meat)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- Sea Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 green bell pepper sliced
- 1 cup sliced cremini mushrooms
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire
- 3 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
- 4 cups cooked rice (optional)
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add oil.
- Season beef tips with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and cumin.
- Add the seasoned beef tips to the hot pan and cook until browned.
- Add the sliced onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute.
- Pour in the Worcestershire sauce and the beef broth.
- Let it simmer for about 1 hour.
- Serve over cooked rice.
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Lue Ann Warcholak says
Would love to try this in my crockpot. What changes, if any,, would you make? Thanks
Michele says
Instead of using a dutch oven put everything, except the rice, in a crockpot and either cook on High for 3 – 4 hours or on low for 5 – 7 hours.
Robyn says
If using a crockpot, should the beef be browned before putting it in the crockpot?
Michele says
Hi Robyn, yes, I like to brown the beef first. It is not required but I like the flavor when it is seared before going in the slow cooker.
Kari says
Is there supposed to be a cornstarch added to this to thicken the broth/gravy at the end??? Thx
Michele says
Hi Kari, you could certainly mix some cornstarch with water and stir that in to thicken the gravy if you like.
Annie says
Is that Sirloin you’re chopping up in the video? Do I buy that in ‘steak form’ or what? If I want to make this for about 12-15 people, that would be a lot of meat, eh? I don’t think I have ever seen that size Sirloin in the meat section. I really want to try this, but I’m afraid of choosing the wrong kind of meat (especially for a new recipe). Also, the Italian seasoning….that’s not an Italian dressing mix, is it? I guess McCormick’s sells it? I have just never had a need to use it before. Thanks in advance.
Michele says
Hi Annie, no worries. You got this. You can use either a sirloin roast or steak and then cut into cubes or have the butcher at the beef counter cut it into cubes for you. If you click on the # of servings in the recipe card above, it will adjust the amount of the ingredients that you need. So for 12 – 15 people, it shows that you would need between 4.5 lbs and 5.75 lbs of beef. The Italian seasoning is not the same thing as Italian dressing mix. It is a seasoning blend, and I believe McCormick’s does sell it. You will find it on the spice aisle in most grocery stores.
sharon keef says
You don’t happen to have a recipe for loaded beef tips that has a Maza Rella cheese and bell pepper and onions and stuff in it do you
Michele says
Hi Sharon, your description of the Loaded Beef Tips includes all the same ingredients as this recipe. The only thing missing is the Mozzarella cheese. I recommend just adding the mozzarella cheese to this recipe, with the bell peppers and onions and you would have it.
Neil says
What if I am using a crockpot what cook steps should I change and how much time should I let it cook in the crockpot?
Michele says
Hi Neil,
Instead of using a dutch oven, add everything, except the rice, in a slow cooker and either cook on High for 3 – 4 hours or on Low for 7 – 8 hours.
Cindy says
Do I cover my Dutch oven while simmering on stove?
Michele says
Hi Cindy, I don’t think I covered mine, but it is usually a standard practice to cover it while simmering. Either way should be fine.
kazy says
I like my beef rare to medium rare. How should I adjust the cooking time in this recipe in order to achieve that? Or should I put the beef in later, and if so, when?
Thanks
Michele says
Hi Kazy,
This beef is braised for an hour in the liquid so it will not be rare. In doing so the beef becomes very tender and it adds flavor to the gravy. I have not made it so it is rare. However, my recommendation is to brown the beef tips to how you like them and then add to the sauce during the last few minutes of cooking based on how rare you like it. Maybe in the last 5 to 10 minutes. However, since the gravy will not have the beef cooking with it, you may want to add a beef gravy mix to the sauce when you first start the sauce to give the sauce more beef flavor. I hope that helps.
Thanks,
Michele
Je. D says
Am making tonight.The only comment I have is that 1-1/2 cups of Cooked rice doesn’t seem anywhere near enough for the multiple servings made in this recipe.I’m assuming it should be that amount of rice per serving
Michele says
Hi Je.,
Thanks for pointing that out. I did increase the amount of cooked rice in the recipe to 4 cups for 8 servings.
I hope you enjoy it.
Michele
Heather K says
I can remember eating this a lot growing up but I don’t think I’ve ever made it myself. So glad to find the recipe. Thank you.
Kesha says
The recipe calls for 3 cups beef broth. However, if I substituted red wine for the beef broth which is only 1 cup would I still need the two cups of beef broth?
Michele says
Hi Kesha,
Yes, you will still need the other 2 cups of beef broth.
Thanks,
Michele
Kelly says
Can i use chicken broth if i don’t have beef broth?
Michele says
Hi Kelly,
Yes, you can use chicken broth instead of beef broth. I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks,
Michele
JENNIFER says
This is one of my all time favorite meals! I love mixing all the extra gravy in my rice:)
Linda says
Oh yum! This dish is so comforting and delicious, especially after a long day at work
Terri Steffes says
This made a delicious dinner. Thank you!
KJ says
Do I make the gravy after browning the beef tips or after letting it simmer for one hour?
Michele says
Hi KJ
Once the beef tips have completed cooking after an hour, you can remove them and then make a cornstarch slurry with 2 tablespoons of water and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch, and then add that to the liquid in the pot. Stir and let it simmer on low for about 5 minutes and the liquid should thicken to make a very nice gravy.
Thanks,
Michele
Andrea says
This is a perfect family meal. Great flavors and hearty.