Creamed Chipped Beef
Old-fashioned Creamed Chipped Beef on toast, also known as S.O.S, is a hearty budget-friendly meal idea that uses a lot of items you already have in the pantry. This classic stick to your ribs dish is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!
Servings 6
Equipment
- Knife
- cutting board
- Skillet
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour scooped and leveled with a knife
- 2 ½ cup heavy whipping cream half and half or regular milk
- 1 ⅓ cup water (Only if you are soaking the dried beef)
- 2.25 oz jar of dried beef or good deli meat such as Budding's Beef Lunch Meat
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 8 slices toast, Texas toast, or biscuits
Instructions
- If you are using dried beef out of a jar/can, make sure to rinse the beef. That helps with its saltiness of it. To soak, use a small bowl and add in the water and the dried beef. Let it soak in the water for 10 - 15 minutes. Then drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet or Dutch oven, melt the unsalted butter. Once the butter has melted, add in the all-purpose flour and let the mixture cook for one minute.
- Next, slowly pour in the milk (or half and half or heavy whipping cream. Whisk the ingredients together thoroughly. Whisk continuously until the mixture thickens. It will take about five minutes for the sauce to thicken. Remember, you are basically making a roux.
- Cut or chop all of the dried beef and then add it to the bechamel sauce. Stir the dried beef into the sauce and let the mixture cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
- While the creamy beef mixture is heating, make the toast.
- When the sauce has been heated thoroughly, ladle it over the toast and serve.