Season the beef

• Mix the Slap Ya Mama, cayenne, dried mustard and white pepper together.
• Toss the beef cubes in the seasoning blend and set aside.

Prep the vegetables

• Dice the yellow onions and the red bell pepper.
• Mince the garlic.

Sauté the vegetables

• Melt the butter in the pot over medium-low heat.
• Sauté the onions and bell pepper slowly until deeply softened.
• Add the garlic and sauté a couple more minutes, then remove everything from the pot.

Brown the beef

• Raise the heat and add the vegetable oil.
• Fry the seasoned beef until it starts to get color.
• Stir the onions and peppers back in.

Simmer with ice

• Add ice to the pot instead of water or broth.
• Cover with the lid slightly cracked and simmer on low, checking and stirring often and adding more ice as needed.

Thicken the gravy

• Whisk the flour with a little hot gravy in a bowl until smooth.
• Pour the slurry back into the pot and simmer until the gravy thickens.

Serve

• Spoon the beef tips and gravy over cooked rice.