These red wine braised beef tips are delicious, and the oven-braising process creates the base for a velvety mushroom and red wine sauce. While they are in the oven, there’s time to prepare a salad and a side. You’ll really want some noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes to soak up this gorgeous sauce.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 3 pounds beef tips (see Note:)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt , or to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper , or to taste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large onion , diced
- 12 ounces mushrooms , cleaned and quartered
- 4 cloves garlic , roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Season beef tips with salt and black pepper.
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, then add oil. Add seasoned beef tips and brown on all sides, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove beef tips to a plate and keep warm.
- Reduce heat to medium; add onions and mushrooms. Cook, stirring continuously, until vegetables are softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and thyme.
- Pour in wine, and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil and add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Adjust seasoning, if necessary, and add meat and any accumulated juices to the pot.
- Bake, covered, in the preheated oven until meat is fork tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Using a slotted spoon, remove meat and mushrooms from braising liquid.
- Place flour in a small bowl and add about 1/2 cup of water. Whisk briskly until there are no lumps. Whisk about 1/2 cup of braising liquid into the flour mixture.
- Whisk flour mixture into the braising liquid in the pan. Place pot over medium heat, stirring briskly, until mixture comes to a boil. Continue to whisk until bubbles collapse and look like bullseyes, about 3 minutes. Add beef and mushrooms back to the liquid and serve.
