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Tender Crockpot Garlic Butter Beef Tips & Potatoes
A hearty and flavorful slow cooker dish featuring tender beef tips, potatoes, and aromatic garlic butter sauce, perfect for a comforting meal.
Ingredients
Meat
- 2 pounds beef tips
- 1.5 to 2 pounds small waxy potatoes (red, Yukon Gold, or new potatoes)
Aromatics & Seasonings
- 6-8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 to 1.5 cups low-sodium beef broth
- to taste Salt
- to taste Freshly ground black pepper
- to taste Onion powder
- to taste Smoked paprika
- to taste Dried thyme
- to taste Dried rosemary
- 1-2 tablespoons cornstarch (for slurry)
- 1-2 tablespoons cold water or broth (for slurry)
Optional ingredients
- as desired carrots, parsnips, mushrooms, fresh herbs, Worcestershire sauce, heavy cream or cream cheese, chopped parsley
Instructions
- Pat beef dry, season with salt, pepper, onion powder, and paprika. Sear in olive oil until browned, then transfer to crockpot.
- Melt butter, stir in minced garlic, remaining seasonings, and whisk together.
- Place potatoes around and on top of beef in crockpot, pour garlic butter mixture over, then add beef broth. Stir gently.
- Cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours until beef and potatoes are tender.
- If desired, whisk cornstarch with cold water, add to crockpot, cook on HIGH for 15-30 minutes until thickened. Garnish with parsley before serving.
Notes
For a creamier sauce, add heavy cream or cream cheese during the last step.