" The" Creamed Dried Beef/chipped Beef Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb dried beef (chipped, available at your grocer's deli counter)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 3 1/2 cups milk (i use whole milk and even some heavy cream to make it thick & creamy)
• black pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in 2 quart (non-stick) sauce pan or larger.
• 2 shred dried beef by hand into small pieces.
• 3 add dried beef to melted butter and cook over medium-high heat until edges curl (about 10 minutes but watch carefully-don't burn it).
• 4 stir in flour and mix thoroughly.
• 5 add milk, reduce heat to medium low and continue stirring frequently until mixture is smooth & bubbly. (depending on how thick you like it, it may take from 20 minutes to 1 hours to achieve desired consistency).
• 6 when it's as thick as you'd like, bring to a boil, stirring constantly and boil 1 minute.
• 7 remove from heat and serve over toast and/or home fried potatoes.