I love Fall. So, so much, I love it. And though I am a huge fan of grilling, I would say that this upcoming season is most “me” when it comes to my natural cooking style. I love to roast, stew, simmer and broil. But of all the cooking techniques that seem to naturally come with this season, braising is tops for me.
Braising is the OG version of the crockpot or Instapot. And because I love the cooking technique so much, I don’t own a crockpot or Instapot. While I recognize the virtues of these appliances for many people, I struggle losing space in my kitchen to a small appliance when I can accomplish everything it can do, with better results, using a pot I already have.
Braised beef tips are a great way to use medium-sized trim pieces of beef roasts, but functionally I often will cut a full roast into “tips” because you can get more flavor from a higher surface-to-mass ratio, since the surface gets seasoning and sear. I also like being able to cut out some of the fat as I trim the pieces, and the smaller sized sections cook about an hour faster than a whole chuck roast (which is what I use for this). But if you have enough tips saved for a full braise, amazing. Just make sure it’s something with decent marbling or it’ll be tough up until the point it’s dog food.
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Extremely delicious and comforting. There’s an almost mole-but-make-it-fall quality to the sauce that my family loved. Will make this again and again!
Curious…In this case, why not use convection?
Personal preference. I think the texture of the meat is better and the timing of a regular bake is something I’m confident in. Not to say you couldn’t do convection I suppose – I just wouldn’t be as confident in gauging how long it would take.