Simple Barbecue Steak Tips Recipe
Simple barbecue steak tips is an easy stove-top steak recipe made with bite-sized pieces of sirloin steak or beef roast that goes great with rice or mashed potatoes. The beef tips cook up in the best gravy for a tasty weeknight dinner in less than 30 minutes.
Servings: 6
Calories: 357kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds beef or steak, cut into bite sized chunks
- 2 tablespoons olive or another vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- ⅓ cup barbecue sauce, your favorite variety
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3-5 dashes hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet until it shimmers or a drop of water flicked in it dances. Add onions, sprinkle with salt, and cook for about 5 minutes, or lightly brown and tender. Remove from pan and transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Wipe your skillet with paper towel.
- Add another tablespoon of oil to your skillet and heat it up. Rinse and pat beef or steak dry with paper towels and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add to your skillet and cook until done, between 7 and 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate, cover loosely or tent with foil, and set aside.
- Now back to your skillet. Add onions, broth, brown sugar, paprika, garlic, hot sauce and barbecue sauce and simmer for about 4 minutes. Add butter to thicken if necessary and stir. Taste mixture to see if it needs any seasoning. Add steak or beef as well as their juices to your skillet and stir until evenly coated. Serve with rice or noodles. Enjoy!
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Notes
Cut the steak into similar-sized pieces so that they will cook evenly.
Choose a high-quality cut of steak like sirloin. It has the perfect amount of marbling for flavor but cooks up tenderly in a short amount of time.
Make sure your pan is hot before cooking. I usually give it five minutes to heat up. The oil should shimmer or you can add a drop of water to the pan and if it dances the pan is ready.
Season the steak tips generously with salt and pepper for flavor but also to help prevent it from drying out.
Adjust the sauce to your tastes. When adding the sauce ingredients, taste it to see if more hot sauce is needed or anything else for that matter.
And, if you're trying to figure out to serve with these delicious morsels, check out this most delicious list of sides for you to try!
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 391mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 219IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg