"Omelet" > wrote in message
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| "pavane" > wrote:
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| > "Omelet" > wrote in message
| > news | > | In article >,
| > | ( ) wrote:
| > |
| > | > Do any of you upper-middle-aged Korean War Jar-Heads remember if SOS was
| > | > chipped beef on toast or ground beef on toast?????
| > |
| > | Both my parents were Korean War vets (USAF) and it was ground beef.
| > | Mom made it here at home for us as well. I wish she'd written down the
| > | recipe!
| > | --
| > | Peace, Om
| >
| > This is extremely close to the real (not the Navy menu guide) Marine Corps
| > recipe for SOS. It adds the necessary garlic, onion and Worcestershi
| > a.. 1 lb ground beef
| > b.. 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
| > c.. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
| > d.. 1 cup beef broth
| > e.. 1/2 cup evaporated milk
| > f.. salt and pepper
| > g.. 1 teaspoon onion powder
| > h.. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
| > i.. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
| > 1 Brown the ground beef in a medium skillet over medium-high
| > heat, until meat is no longer pink. Drain excess fat and set aside.
| >
| > 2 Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium
| > high heat. Slowly add the flour, stirring constantly, to form a brown roux.
| >
| > 3 Pour in beef broth and milk, mixing well. Add ground beef, then season
| > with salt and pepper to taste, onion powder, garlic powder and Worcestershire
| > sauce.
| >
| > 4 mix well and simmer for 5-10 mins, until desired thickness is reached.
| > Spread over a piece of toast
| >
| > Many other variants exist, of course. Give this a try, though.
| > Adjust the last 3 ingredients to your taste, of course.
| >
| > pavane
|
| Thanks for the recipe, but you forgot the fresh chopped onions and
| minced bell pepper... <sighs>
|
| Om -> missing mom's SOS!
| --
| Peace, Om

Yeah, I cut the bell pepper because I don't like it in Haut Cuisine
like this; the onions are represented by the Onion Powder, of
course. Hey, Om, gimme a break. I really don't like green bell
peppers, either in this or in chili or ...

pavane