Crock Pot Steak and Gravy

2 –2.5 lbs beef stew meat or sirloin steak tips cut into chunks
1 packet brown gravy mix
1 packet Lipton Onion Soup mix
1 cups beef broth low sodium works great
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
4 tbsp butter cut into chunks
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp black pepper
8 cloves of chopped garlic
Optional: 1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp Worcestershire for thickening
1 sprig chopped rosemary
Optional: splash of red wine 🍷

In the base of the crockpot add the beef stock and the lipton onion soup mix and stir it together.

In a bowl, add the steak tips or beef chunks, olive oil, salt and pepper, chopped fresh rosemary, Worcestershire, tomato paste, chopped fresh garlic and mix that all together.

Add the meat mixture into the crockpot
Shake the packet of brown gravy mix over the beef chunks, Do not mix.

Add the packs of butter on top of the brown gravy mix.

Set it & forget it:
Cover and cook on LOW for 6–8 hours or HIGH for 4–5 hours, until the beef is fall-apart tender.

Thicken the sauce (optional):
If you want a thicker gravy, mix cornstarch + water in a small bowl, stir it into the crockpot during the last 30 minutes of cooking, and let it bubble up.