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Ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ pound dried beef, pulled apart into shreds (Knauss brand is good)
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
4 slices country bread or 4 buttermilk biscuits
Preparation
- Step 1
In a skillet, heat the butter until foamy. Add the dried beef and fry until edges are browned. Sprinkle with flour, stirring to coat beef with flour. Cook until flour is just starting to color, then slowly add milk, stirring to smooth any flour bits and thicken sauce. Bring to a boil and cook until there is no longer any taste of flour. Meanwhile, toast the bread. Place the toast or warm biscuits on plates and spoon gravy on top. Serve.
Private Notes
Comments
I add a small amount Worcestershire when adding the milk. Adds a little complexity. Also great served atop boiled, buttered potatoes.
I add the whites of one hard boiled egg per serving to the gravy, then crush the yolks to sprinkle on top. Yum!
This was called “cream chip beef” in my house, cooked by my Virginian mother. Haven’t had it in years- but we certainly loved it !
I add a small amount Worcestershire when adding the milk. Adds a little complexity. Also great served atop boiled, buttered potatoes.
I like to add a pinch of cayenne and freshly grated nutmeg.
This was called “cream chip beef” in my house, cooked by my Virginian mother. Haven’t had it in years- but we certainly loved it !