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Creamed Ground Beef Sos
"I loved it when Mom used to make this for us! I have no idea if she originally made it for Dad, who had been in the army, or if she just liked it because it tasted good and was a budget stretcher. A traditional favorite, good ol' SOS. Note: the title of this recipe specifies that it is made ground beef, rather than chipped beef; "authentic" SOS is generally made with chipped beef, however many folks also refer to the ground beef version by the same name."
photo by HisPixie
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon beef bouillon powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt, to taste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder or 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder (optional) or 1/4 teaspoon granulated onion (optional)
- cayenne powder, to taste
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 1⁄4 cups milk
directions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef and onion.
- Stir in the flour, granulated bouillon, salt, pepper, and garlic and onion powders (and cayenne, if using).
- Saute all together until flour is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
- Gradually stir in the Worcestershire sauce and milk.
- Bring it all to a simmer, stirring, and cook until thickened, about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Serve over toast, biscuits, noodles, rice, or potatoes.
- Note: when I'm needing to avoid bread or noodles, I'll sometimes make a bunch of sauteed mushrooms and eat this over them, or sometimes with tofu. Delicious!
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Reviews
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We had ground beef & the other ingredients on hand, but not much cash, so I gave this a try. We enjoyed it very much as a hot & tasty meal on toast, with a side of broccoli. Only change was that I used minced garlic instead of the powder, but only because we love it. Will make this again as a great budget stretcher. -
Yum! I don't know if most consider this comfort food but it sure does bring back lots of warm and fuzzy memories. I made it for lunch today and throughly enjoyed not only the taste but the walk down memory lane that came with it. thanks! -
I liked it that it was fast, easy, and cheap to make, but my husband and I agreed I would make it only if we were in a pinch we aren't big hamburger gravy people. I am glad I tried it though. -
I made exactly as directed with no changes. Easy to make, most everything I had on hand. My husband tasted for me and his response was "yummy" so I knew it was a keeper! Thanks for sharing! -
I still love this. I make it quite often...not because we are cheap...but because its so good. I like it best over rice. And even if it was supposed to be chipped beef...its good with ground beef.
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This was my kids first SOS experience....they really liked it and slurped it up! My husband and I liked it alot too, but felt it was missing some sort of seasoning....not sure what though. I did make with ground turkey and used canned skim milk. I will definitely be making it again though. I made Low Fat Biscuits (Ww) http://www.food.com/recipe/low-fat-biscuits-ww-252350 to go under them since I didn't think my kids would eat it on toast. I replaced the flour with whole wheat flour and used fat free greek yogurt instead of regular plain yogurt. It was really good. Thanks for the recipe! -
Excellent! This also makes an excellent sausage gravy. Just substitute a good breakfast sausage in place of the hamburger.(Like Jimmy Dean or Bob Evans) -
This was really nice! The only changes I made was using chili powder instead of Cayenne, and that I added fresh mushrooms. We had it over egg noodles and are definitely going to cook this again. Thanks for sharing!
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This was a satisfying meal with good flavor. I substituted ground turkey for ground beef and served it over egg noodles with steamed peas and carrots. The entire meal probably cost less than $5 to make. I will definitely make this again! -
I substituted ground turkey for the ground beef (which is why I'm not giving stars; wanted to be fair) and loved it! I had the sirst bit over toast, and had the next bit with tortilla chips. Very tastey.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Julesong
Tukwila, 87
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