Chipped Beef S.O.S. Creamed chipped beef & Toast (S. S.) is a recipe originating in our nation's military. It became popular outside the military as those who had served craved the dish once home.

Dried beef is traditional, but hamburger or sausage are options. S. stands for "Chipped Beef" (…except the word is actually Shit) on a Shingle. Chipped beef is a form of pressed, salted and dried beef that has been sliced into thin pieces. You can Have Chipped Beef S.O.S using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chipped Beef S.O.S

What You needis 2 packages of sliced beef lunch meat (such as Budding brand).
What You needis 2 cups of milk.
Lets Go Prepare 4 tbs of butter.
Lets Go Prepare 4 tbs of all purpose flour.
What You needis 1/2-1 tsp of salt.
Lets Go Prepare 1/4 tsp of black pepper.

Some makers smoke the dried beef for more flavor. The modern product consists of small, thin, flexible leaves of partially dried beef, generally sold compressed together in jars or flat in plastic packets. Chipped beef on toast is on of those recipes for me. I know it's not fancy nor is it good for me but I still absolutely love it.

Chipped Beef S.O.S step by step

Chop beef to 1/4 inch squares, this is the "chipped" part. Heat butter in a sauce pan over medium heat. Add chipped beef. Cook 2 minutes stirring constantly to crisp slightly..
Stir flour into beef and butter until beef is coated. Cook 2 minutes more, stirring constantly..
Break out your wisk. Slowly pour milk into sauce pan wisking constantly. Continue wisking to eliminate any clumps of flour..
Bring to a boil still wisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until nice and thick stirring frequently. About 5-10 minutes more..
Stir in pepper and 1/2 tsp salt. Taste and add additional salt if desired (I usually end up with about 3/4 tsp in mine)..
Serve over toast. Enjoy! Goes great with fried eggs!.

My mom and dad made it for us often while we were growing up and it has always been one of my very favorite breakfasts. Chop your chipped beef roughly and set it aside. If you are sensitive to salt, rinse the beef. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook the roux for a minute.