🍳 Becky's Kitchen Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 oz dried chipped beef (or deli sliced beef), torn into pieces
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)
• 8 slices white or wheat bread, toasted

Steps

1. Tear or roughly chop the dried chipped beef into bite-sized pieces and set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter completely until it starts to foam slightly.
3. Add the flour to the melted butter and whisk constantly for about 1-2 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste. This mixture is called a roux.
4. Slowly pour in the milk a little at a time, whisking continuously to prevent lumps from forming.
5. Continue whisking and cooking over medium heat for about 5-7 minutes until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
6. Add the black pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne if using. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Note: chipped beef is already salty, so hold off on adding extra salt until you taste it.
7. Stir in the chipped beef pieces and reduce heat to low. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes so the beef warms through and the flavors meld together.
8. Toast your bread slices to your preferred level of crispiness.
9. Place two slices of toast on each plate and ladle a generous amount of the creamed beef mixture over the top. Serve immediately.