Recipe - Kathys Chipped Beef

1 pack Dried beef (I use
Budding's)
2 tablespoon Butter or margarine
2 tablespoon Flour
1 cup Milk*
Salt (it won't need much)
White pepper to taste
1 pn Dry mustard

*(for a more authentic military flavor, use canned evaporated milk)

Remove the beef from the package, and tear into shreds. Melt the butter,
and briefly saute the beef in the butter (it should just become slightly
crispy). Add the flour, and stir until the whole mess congeals slightly and
begins to look a little like wet beach sand (DO NOT brown the flour).

Stir in the milk, and whisk until smooth. Season to taste with salt,
pepper, and dry mustard. Simmer briefly until thickened and all the floury
taste is removed.

Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, biscuits or toast.

NOTE: For a better, but distinctly nonmilitary version of this dish, toss
in a couple of generous handfuls of grated cheddar cheese, and a few grains
of cayenne pepper.

Kathy in Bryan, TX

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