Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast
Creamed chipped beef is a popular mid century comfort food consisting of thinly sliced beef in a thick and creamy white sauce, served over toasted white bread.
Ingredients
- 6 oz dried beef (6-8 oz. of dried beef or Buddig Beef works fine)
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon black Pepper freshly ground
- 4 cups milk
Instructions
- Remove dried beef from packaging. If it is overly salty, soak it in hot water for 3-5 minutes to remove some of the salt. Slice beef into bite sized strips and set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add flour and whisk until fully blended and smooth.
- Whisk in the pepper, then slowly add the milk, whisking constantly.
- Bring to a simmer and allow to simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened, whisking constantly.
- Add the beef to the white sauce, and allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes until beef is thoroughly heated. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately over white toast or biscuits.
Notes
Variations:
- You can use packaged Buddig Beef or Buddig corned beef in this recipe instead of the dried beef. It's not overly salty so you don't need to soak it, only slice it into strips.
- You can substitute ½ lb of ground beef in place of dried beef. Brown it and add it at the same point you would add the dried beef.
- If you'd rather not use beef, you can use slices of ham.
- To pump up the flavor, add 1 teaspoon of paprika to the recipe at the same time you add the black pepper.
- You can add ½ teaspoon of nutmeg to add a bit of nutty sweetness to the sauce. Add it at the same time that you add the black pepper.
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