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Creamed Chipped Dried Beef

Patricia @ ButterYum

Creamed Chipped Dried Beef (or "S.O.S." as it's sometimes called) was a dish my parents and grandparents were not fond of.  It was never served in our home, and I grew assuming it must be horrible.  Then I married into a family who talked very fondly of it.

Being a fairly accomplished cook at the time, I decided to make a batch without a recipe.  Seemed simple enough - buy dried beef, slice it up, and stir it into a creamy bechamel sauce.  WRONG.  I made a delicious bechamel and seasoned it to perfection with salt and pepper, then added the dried beef and waited for my family's compliments, but what I failed to realize was the fact that dried beef is very salty on its own so the dish I served to my family ended up being completely inedible.  Lesson learned so don't do what I did - follow my recipe below.

Creamed Chipped Dried Beef 

serves 4-6

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour

  • 1 1/2 cups milk

  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

  • 4.5-ounce jar or package of dried beef, sliced or chopped

Directions

  1. In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.  

  2. Whisk flour into the melted butter; continue whisking for 1 full minute after mixture begins to bubble.  

  3. Continue whisking as you add the milk and pepper.  The sauce is done when it returns to a boil and thickens.  

  4. Remove from heat and stir in sliced dried beef.  

  5. Serve immediately over toast, biscuits, English muffins, etc.  

Notes

  • Gently reheat leftovers with a splash or two of milk to restore creamy consistency.

  • If you make this in a nonstick skillet, be sure to use a whisk with silicone coated wires.  

  • Also, the dried beef can be rinsed and drained before being added to the bechamel sauce to further reduce the sodium content.