Make these Crack Beef Tips for your next party or game day! Tender beef tips with a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce – so addicting, they’ll be gone in minutes!
I’m telling you, everyone will be asking you for this recipe. There’s just some recipes that stick in people’s minds like our Mushroom & Thyme Cheese Bread and definitely these Sloppy Joe Big Mac Sliders. Everyone just wants to make them at their next party.
Crack Beef Tips For The Appetizer WIN!!!
Sometimes you have to bring it. Bring the recipe that’s going to make everyone go bananas. It’s not always going to be the easiest recipe but when it counts you’ve got to buckle down and start cooking.
These Crack Beef Tips are it.
No frying, even though they look deliciously fried and crispy. Simple oven baked, breaded beef tips that are coated in the most delicious barbecue sauce ever.
We’ve been making some pretty epic apps these days that have become favorites like these Honey Mustard Pulled Pork Taquitos and this Loaded Beef Burrito Layered Dip. Cheese and crackers are a favorite, don’t get me wrong, but you’ve got to have a star of the show too.
How To Make Crack Beef Tips
Start out with about a pound of cubed top sirloin. Top sirloin is more tender than bottom, so don’t make that mistake. You can use another type of steak also, like a strip steak or even filet, but obviously those cuts will be more expensive.
Bread the beef in eggs and panko breadcrumbs. Place the breaded cubes of beef on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat until all the beef cubes are coated.
The cooking time is just about 10 minutes since the beef is cut into smaller sized pieces like you see here. If your beef tips are larger than mine you can add a few minutes to the cooking time. We’re looking for a medium-rare to medium cube of beef so that the beef stays tender.
Drizzle with olive oil and then place under the broiler for 5 minutes on each side.
Now it’s time to dunk them in the sauce! All you need to do is grab your favorite barbecue sauce, add honey and soy sauce and warm up on the stove top or in the microwave.
Transfer the bfef tips into a bowl and then pour enough sauce on top to get them all coated.
Serve them with Ranch dressing for dipping, or you can use blue cheese dressing too if you’re a fan – I am not so I’m sticking to Ranch. Words can not begin to describe how good these Crack Beef Tip Bites are…you just have to trust me and make them.
Whether you serve this for appetizers, lunch, dinner or snacks, they’re going to be a hit! It won’t matter what time of day it is, no one is going to turn these down!
Looking For More Party Appetizers?
- Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
- Fried Poutine Wontons
- Copycat Totino’s Pizza Rolls
- Bacon Wrapped BBQ Shrimp
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Crack Beef Tips
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
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Pin RecipeMake these Crack Beef Tips at your next party! Tender beef tips with a sweet and spicy BBQ sauce – so addicting, they’ll be gone in minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 pound top sirloin, trmiied of any visible fat and cut into large, bite size cubes (see note)
- 2 tablespoons All Purpose Seasoning (or your favorite steak seasoning)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 eggs beaten with a splash of water
- 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
- Olive oil for drizzling
- Ranch dressing for dipping
For the Sauce:
- 1 cup barbecue sauce (a Japanese BBQ sauce is thinner but we love the flavor, for a thicker glaze use regular BBQ sauce)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
- Set out two bowls for breading the beef; one with the beaten eggs and one with the breadcrumbs.
- Dip a piece of beef into the eggs letting the excess drip off. Now add to the breadcrumbs and press to adhere so the beef tip is fully coated on all sides. Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat until all the beef tips are coated.
- Preheat the broiler.
- Place the breaded beef tips under the broiler for 5 minutes, flip over and broil for another 5 minutes.
- While the beef is cooking, make the sauce by adding the barbecue sauce, honey, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce to a small pan over medium heat. Whisk until the honey is dissolved and then simmer for 5-7 minutes to reduce.
- Remove the beef tips from the oven and carefully transfer them to a bowl. Pour about half of the sauce over the beef tips and stir gently until all are coated in the sauce.
- Serve with extra sauce and Ranch dressing for dipping.
Recipe Notes
Top sirloin is more tender than bottom sirloin. You can also use strip steak or tenderloin, but those are more expensive choices. This is a quick cooking recipe so keep that in mind, you don’t want any big pieces of fat because they won’t render down.
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Definitely very tasty. I used some stew meat that I had in the freezer. It worked well except that the pieces weren’t uniform. I thought there was too much BBQ sauce on the pieces but everyone else really liked that. It took me about 45 minutes from start to finish, so don’t plan on 25 minutes total. I baked the meat for 12 minutes instead of 10 because they didn’t look done at 10 minutes. I didn’t want medium rare beef. I am going to do these again but will probably use steak of some sort for more uniformity and thin out the sauce a little.
Made these tonight with venison tenderloin, delicious and definitely a keeper !!
Sounds wonderful! Question for you, was the venison tough at all?
Crust and sauce came out great but the chuck beef was tough. Will try it again with chicken.
Chicken works well, also try using beef tenderloin instead of chuck roast. A little more pricey, but worth it!
Is there a certain way to cut the beef so it is not tuff? Chuck roast normally needs to be cooked for hours to be tender.
We sometimes use beef tenderloin, it all depends on what you can afford.
What did you use for toothpicks? I know that’s not what those are but what are they? I think I’d rather have something sturdier than toothpicks and what you’ve used looks much better than a toothpick.
Dan actually made these, but if you search “sandwich pick” on Amazon you’ll see some good options.
You could just get some bamboo skewers and use a pair of pruning shears or good kitchen shears to cut them (on an angle) into smaller (toothpick sizes) pieces if you needed something “same day”- every grocery store carries them :)
Oh my goodness just because they use toothpicks doesn’t mean you have to. You’re getting a bit picky.
Do you put the beef cubes with sauce back in the oven or under the broiler again after coating with sauce to crisp them up?
You certainly can!
I liked your tip of eating beef bites with ranch dressing. My wife is wanting to try making beef bites and she was wondering how she could make the meat taste better. I’ll tell her that we should use ranch dressing with our beef bites. https://www.premiummeats.com.au/