Creamy gravy made with a flour roux mixed with salty dried beef makes this delicious Creamed Chipped Beef Gravy. Simple, inexpensive, and makes the perfect dish breakfast, lunch or dinner!
It reminds me of breakfast at my grandparents growing up! My mom continued this tradition and I now make it for my kids! It is a family favorite and I love family "food" traditions!
I recently found out it is called SOS - Just cannot say out loud what that means (insert embarrassed emoji). Have I lived in a bubble?? How did I not know that this is what "they" call it?? No idea why anyone would call it that!!!. In my house, it tastes heavenly! And this nice southern girl here would never say that!
I made this today at my son's request! He had some testing at school and you know he needed a good hot breakfast! He usually "doesn't have time for all that." I love to feed my people and when the kiddo requests something he usually gets it!
Speaking of feeding people, my daughter and her gaggle of friends are coming home from college for Spring Break and I have been notified that I am to be their personal chef while they are "home". You know that I will be the happiest momma alive, because I love to "feed my people” and plan any type of gathering! YAY - not to mention my baby girl will be home. The nest will be full again (insert a Praise You Jesus)!
Ingredients for Creamed Chipped Beef Gravy - S.O.S Gravy
- All Purpose Flour
- Butter
- Dried Beef
- Milk
- Water
- Pepper
How to Make Chipped Beef Gravy
To start you need a stick of glorious butter! Melt it in a skillet
Then add your flour and cook about 1 to 2 minutes! Don't stop stirring or you will burn this deliciousness!
Slowly add milk and blend. Then add water and blend. Next in goes the chipped dried beef - I put mine in my Ninja Blender and give it a whirl a few times, this gives you the "chipped" beef! Throw in your pepper. You can salt to taste if you like, but the beef is pretty salty so I usually do not need any.
Tip: If you need to thin it anymore just add some more water or milk. Another tip - the glass jar it comes in makes a great juice glass!
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Chipped Beef Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 ½ cups water
- 4.5 ounces dried beef, I buy it in a jar
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Chop Dried Beef in a blender, food processor or with a knife.
- In a medium high heat skillet, melt butter.
- Slowly add in flour and whisk for 1 to 2 minutes to cook flour.
- Gradually add in milk and whisk to incorporate.
- Add in water.
- Blend in Chipped Beef.
- Season with Pepper
Notes
There is usually plenty of salt from the chipped beef. I typically do not add any.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 256Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 846mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 11g
Nutrition data provided here is only an estimate.
Ralph says
have you ever tried canning it ?
Nikki Lee says
No I haven't tried canning! Let me know if you try it!
Carol Nye says
My sister sent me a dry mix for Country Pepper Gravy, bless her heart. I don't think she know how easy it is to make Sausage Gravy. It takes more time to make the "mix", and it is not nearly as tasty. P.S. I add sage/poultry seasoning to my Sausage Gravy!!
Nikki Lee says
Thank you Carol! - Bless her ;)! It is really so simple! I bet those additions add great flavor!
Lynn Spencer says
I grew up loving chipped beef on toast and haven't thought of it for years! Thanks for reminding me of this deliciousness!
Rachel Carre says
I am still over here in West Central Texas trying to figure out what dried beef is and where to get it - we had a small discussion about this on the Instant Pot page yesterday. When we were growing up my mother made a variation - either hamburger meat or ham bits for the meat. I am not joking when I say I've never heard of dried beef. I can almost guarantee I'm not going to find it at our local grocery store, they don't even carry asiago cheese! I plan to go to San Angelo this weekend. It has 2 HEB's (large grocery chain if you've never heard of it). I am thinking if I am going to find it around here, HEB will be the place to have it. Can someone please tell me where I would find it...? Lunch meat section, SPAM section, etc and maybe describe the container? I read up above that it's a jar, but maybe the label color so I don't search for hours. 🙂 TIA
Nikki - Soulfully Made says
I am so sorry that was confusing! I see you figured it out! It is in the canned meat section. I get mine ina jar! I will cook this again soon as my daughter will be home and she loves it. I will shoot a picture and insert it in the post!
Christen Deane says
Oh,I saw this dried beef in the meat case and did it ever bring back the memories. I used your recipe it was very easy ,added my own twist with sliced hard boiled eggs on top. Yummy and thanks!
Nikki - Soulfully Made says
It does take you back to your childhood. I make it for my adult kids when they request it and we always have it on Christmas morning. It's become a tradition. Thank you so much and I am so glad you enjoyed it! I love you added your own spin on it too! Yum!
Robin says
Just like my dad used to make on weekends. He was a cook in the army in WWII and also referred to this as SOS!
Moniker says
Another Lancaster countian here, looking for a recipe. ?
Lauren Smith says
This recipe is delicious! I love the family tradition behind it! Yummy!
Valerie Vanderlip says
I always rinse the beef in water when I take it out of the jar. (Armour recommends this on the jar.) It is extremely salty. One serving provides 57% of your daily requirement for sodium! So I've never needed to add salt at all. A couple grinds of black pepper is all it needs to taste great.
Nikki - Soulfully Made says
I never have rinsed it for this recipe. It is plenty salty and I don't add any either. This is a splurge meal and we don't have it a lot so I don't worry too much about the extra salt.
Valerie Vanderlip says
It got the "SOS" name in the US Army. Dried beef is shelf stable and was often served in mess halls to troops going back generations and over many wars. Soldiers aren't known for using dainty language! LOL! At my house growing up, ground beef in a cream gravy was called "hamburger gravy" and that same gravy made with dried beef was called "Creamed Chipped Beef". Both were delicious over potatoes, noodles or buttered toast.
Nikki - Soulfully Made says
Yes those soldiers lol! My grandfather was a WWII vet from the Army and was there on DDAY. He experienced a lot in that war and did tell me plenty of stories. Just as a child he never told me what this meant lol 😉 So we always laugh about when I found out what it meant. Hamburger gravy is delicious and that is what we call it at our house too! Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the recipe and come back to see us!
Amber says
I live in Lancaster County, PA and this is a pretty popular dish here. Except, what is a jar of dried beef? It either comes in a bag or packaged like lunch meat. Anyway, I made dried beef casserole lasy week and have some meat leftover. So since this is one of my husband's favorites, I'm making this for supper. Terribly unhealthy, but hopefully it will be delicious!
[email protected] says
Amber, It does come in a bag too. I used to find it in my market like that. But now I see it in a jar (4.5 ounces). It's made by Armour and in the isle where tuna & canned meats are. I love the jars it comes in too. I wash them and remove the label! They are the cutest juice jars. I know it's not healthy but oh so good!
Rachel Carre says
I should have read all of the comments before posting my question - it won't hurt my feelings if you don't approve the comment. Sorry about that.
Michelle Rogers says
I am in Maryland about 2 hours from you, I see the jars in the stores but I prefer to use the bag as it has less salt content and we are a family with BP concerns, so I just fry it up after I chop it like you would sausage for sausage gravy, same result same great flavor...