beef tips and merlot gravy with beef and onion rice

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt, or to taste
• 1 pound beef tips (preferably black angus)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or as needed
• 1 (16 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (32 fluid ounce) container beef broth
• 2 (.75 ounce) packets dry brown gravy mix
• 1 tablespoon browning sauce (such as kitchen bouquet®)
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 cup merlot
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 cup white rice
• 2 (10.5 ounce) cans beef consomme

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ready Time: 8 hrs 25 mins


• whisk flour, 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and seasoned salt in a large bowl until smooth and toss the beef tips in the flour mixture to coat. remove beef with a slotted spoon.
• heat vegetable oil in a large heavy pan or dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms and 1 small chopped onion in oil until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. stir in seasoned beef tips and cook and stir until the beef is browned and no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.
• pour in beef broth and whisk dry brown gravy mix into the beef mixture until smooth; stir in 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, parsley, and merlot. bring to a simmer and reduce heat; simmer until gravy has thickened, about 10 minutes. transfer to a slow cooker, cover, and cook on low for 8 hours.
• about 25 minutes before serving time, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat and cook and stir 1 small chopped onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. stir rice into the mixture and pour in beef consomme. bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover. simmer rice until tender and the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes; let rice stand for 5 minutes covered before fluffing with a fork. serve beef tips and gravy over the rice.