This Chipped Beef Gravy recipe is a homemade creamy white gravy with dried beef stirred into it and served over toast or biscuits. It's pure comfort food that brings nostalgia of old days.
This classic recipe is also called sos gravy, is an easy meal mom would make when I was a little girl that was budget friendly and delicious!
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- It is super easy to make and very budget friendly
- The original recipe is very versatile and you can pretty much use any small pieces of meat you would like in the gravy!
- This recipes can make a quick breakfast or easy weeknight dinner for those who are short on time.
🥘 Ingredients
Chipped beef
Whole milk
Butter
All purpose flour
Garlic powder
Black pepper
Fresh parsley
🔪 Instructions
- Melt butter over medium heat in a large deep skillet until lightly browned.
- Using a hand whisk, gradually add flour and pepper to melted butter, whisking until combined. Cook and stir for 1 minute until flour begins to brown.
- Gradually whisk milk into flour mixture and stir until blended well.
- Simmer for 2-3 minutes or until gravy has thickened into a creamy sauce.
- Stir in chopped beef and stir to combine. Serve as desired.
🥄 Equipment
Large deep skillet
Hand whisk
Measuring cups
🥫Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days.
📖 Variations
- Substitute ground beef, ground sausage, or canned tuna or salmon for the chipped beef.
- Add ½ chopped onion to the butter when melting and saute for 1 minute, then proceed with the recipe.
- Garnish with chopped chives or green onions in place of the parsley.
- Make a cheesy cream gravy by adding ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese to the gravy once it has thickened.
💭 Tips
- When making the gravy, brown the butter before adding the flour, or use bacon grease. This will give your gravy a richer flavor.
- Be sure to rinse the dried beef, it is very salty and will add a lot of salt to your gravy (which is why you should not add any extra salt to the gravy).
- Cut the dried beef in slices for a better eating experience!
🙋 FAQ's
Chipped beef is a salted and cured meat that is stored in a sealed jar or pouch and usually on the top shelf in the grocery store usually in the canned meats aisle. It also is called dried beef.
The only thing remotely similar is the fact it they are salted cured meats that can be stored on the shelf. Chipped beef is dried, cured beef that is sliced and sealed in its packaging. Canned corned beef is made from beef cuts not good enough to sell in the deli. It is slowly cooked in brine, minced, and packed into cans to seal.
Milk gravy is basically a creamy béchamel sauce. It is made with butter, flour, salt, pepper, and whole milk. In this recipe we leave out the salt.
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Country Fried Steak with Mushroom Gravy is a family favorite and healthier version of the original recipe.
🍽 Serve with...
Serve this creamy chipped beef gravy over top of homemade buttermilk biscuits, toasted bread, english muffins, or egg noodles with a side of home fries or fresh fruit. You can also serve this creamy gravy over top of mashed potatoes or potato patties.
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📖 Recipe
Chipped Beef Gravy
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Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups whole milk
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Melt butter over medium heat in a large deep skillet 2 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Using a hand whisk, gradually add flour and pepper to melted butter, whisking until combined. Cook and stir for 1 minute until flour begins to brown.
- Gradually whisk milk into flour mixture and stir until blended well.
- Simmer for 2-3 minutes or until gravy has thickened into a creamy sauce.Stir in chopped beef and stir to combine. Serve as desired.
Jill says
Farm visits are my favorite! I've been fortunate enough to do a few in my six years of blogging so far. I love meeting the farmers - they are such good, hard working people. Love this recipe and that you served it over biscuits instead of toast. Yum!
Lindsay Cotter says
What a comfort food for the win! I bet this goes on dinner repeat!
Shelby says
Yes, and especially in the cooler months 🙂
Liren | Kitchen Confidante says
I've never had chipped beef but I can tell that I would love this version -- it's clearly comfort food!
Shelby says
Hi Liren, yes, its so comforting, and who doesn't need a little warm comfort when it gets chilly!?
Dan from Platter Talk says
I love chipped beef and gravy and honestly, who doesn't?! With that said, I have never made my own, but your delicious recipe is all the inspiration that I need. Thanks for this great idea; I will be making this for our family.
Shelby says
Thanks Dan! You inspire me daily btw! I love your recipes also! I hope you do make this soon and enjoy some of my comfort food inspiration!
David @ Spiced says
I absolutely love biscuits! These look delicious with all the little crispy bits, too. And add in that gravy? Sign me up for a plate of this comfort food ASAP! This was indeed a great trip, Shelby!
Shelby says
Thanks David, those biscuits actually turned out really good for being made by my hands 🙂 The trip was an awesome experience for certain and I'm so glad I was able to participate!