Creamed Beef on Toast
Creamed Beef on Toast, a military classic breakfast.
Ingredients
- 8 oz Dried Beef Slices See Notes can sub, this
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup AP Flour
- 3 cups Whole Milk
- 1/2 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 8 slices Bread Thick Cut, "Texas Toast"
Instructions
- Cut the Dried Beef into strips, then into short segments.
- Place a large skillet over medium heat. Add the butter. Once melted, whisk in the flour to create a roux. Cook the roux for 2-3 minutes until light gold.
- Whisk in the milk. Then add the onion powder, thyme, pepper, and cayenne. Simmer to thicken for 2-3 minutes.
- Then add in the dried beef. Cook another 1-2 minutes to warm the beef and thicken it. (Thin as necessary with additional milk)
- Taste, and season. (LIGHT ON THE SALT!)
- Toast the white bread slices in a toaster.
- Once the creamed chipped beef is your preferred thickness, place 2 slices of toast on each plate and cover it with chipped beef gravy.
Notes
Finding dried beef can be a challenge, but one can use ground beef, in place; just brown it off nicely and remove as much grease as possible. I will say 1 pound of ground beef will yield the 1/4 cup of drippings required to make the roux, so no added fat should be required.
Another substitute for dried beef is thinly sliced beef, aka "Stake-*m's".
Note that dried beef is salty; make sure you do NOT add salt until tasting.
If your dried beef is very salty, you can soak them in hot water for 10 minutes before cooking.
Nutrition
Calories: 446kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 12gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 604mgPotassium: 306mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 756IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 291mgIron: 1mg
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