Marie's Beef Tips

This is a family recipe that has been passed down from my husband's grandmother, Marie!  My kids even enjoy this dish (without the mushrooms) and it's one of mine and my husband's favorites.

Enjoy!
Kirsten


MARIE'S BEEF TIPS

2 lbs. beef stew meat
1 medium onion, chopped  (or 1 pkg. gluten-free onion soup mix, or 3 T. dried minced onion)
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon each, salt & pepper
2 cans beef broth
1 teaspoon granulated beef bouillon**
3/4 tablespoon gluten-free Worcestershire sauce
1 (8 oz.) package mushrooms (optional)
1/2 cup red wine

1)  Coat stew meat in gluten-free flour and brown in olive oil in a sauce pan over medium heat.

2)  Put meat into crock pot with onion, garlic salt, salt & pepper, beef broth, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms, and wine.

3)  Cook on low for 2-3 hours until meat is tender and can be easily pulled apart with a fork.

4)  Take meat out of crock pot and put aside on a plate, ladle out a cupful of the broth and whisk in a couple tablespoons of corn starch - then add back into crock pot.

5)  Break cooked stew meat apart into smaller pieces and add back into broth in crock pot.

6)  Serve over gluten-free noodles (I like Schar Brand pasta the best!)

NOTES:

~I prefer beef broth that does not contain any MSG - and I just use 1 box, instead of 2 cans.

~There is a lot of salt in this recipe, so you could omit the extra salt and use garlic powder instead of garlic salt and that would be fine.

~Omit the mushrooms to make it kid-friendly.

~I omit the beef bouillon and it still tastes great.  The one that I had at home contained gluten, so  make sure to check this if you are gluten-free!

~Rule of thumb on cooking with wine - don't use it if you wouldn't drink it!