SOS (Creamed Beef)
We couldn’t end this article without adding a recipe for the most common dished served in military service. Thanks to Conni at www.TheFoodieArmyWife.com for digging up this recipe. Every branch of service has a different variation of this, but for the most part, the basics are the same! Want to stir up a memory for your spouse? Make this for breakfast!
This is the dried beef version of SOS. It can also be made with a lb of ground beef that has been browned and drained. That is the version you see in the chow halls more often 😉 If you make it with the ground beef, add a little salt to taste.
1 jar Dried Beef (about 4 ounces)
5 Tb unsalted butter
½ c flour
4 c milk
pinch of black pepper
Several slices of toast
To begin, open your jar of dried beef, and rinse it under cold water. Dried beef is highly salted, and you really don’t want all of that in your food. Place the rinsed slices on a cutting board, and give it a rough-chop.
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, and cook for a minute until the mixture bubbles. Whisk in the milk, and heat this while continually stirring, until it comes to a boil and is nice and thick. Remove it from heat, and stir in a pinch of black pepper and then stir in the chopped dried beef.
Serve over toast.
