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Julie Bove[_2_]

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:41:25 -0400, "pavane"
> > wrote:
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>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>> news >> | In article >,
>> | "pavane" > wrote:
>> |
>> | > "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 ...
>>
> FWIW, I've never heard of bell pepper OR onion in something like
> creamed chipped beef. Must be a southern thing.

I haven't either but I do put onion in hamburger gravy.