Chipped beef? (Indiana, Palmyra, Seltzer: house, buy, live in)

[jimj]

Ok y'all, I'm in a bit of a pickle. I/we dearly love chipped beef generally SOS but other things as well. We went to Shipshewana (sp?) and ended up at Yoders where we got a couple of pounds of dried beef shaved right off the roast. MAN WAS IT GOOD!
Anyway, we froze it and tried to stretch it as long as we could but ran out a couple of months ago, unfortunately we currently live in Arizona (where they've got NO clue as they think SOS is made with (yuk) hamburger.

So what I'm wondering is if someone could possibly fill me in on the Amish recipe for drying the beef so I can do it myself from what cut of roast to use, spices, drying method etc.
My tummy would be eternally greatful!
Did a google search with no joy but someone out there has to know something!

[weluvpa]

I buy it pre-shredded and packaged at the grocery store....I know its not homemade or from the butcher, but I can't taste the difference.

[Avoca resident]

Originally Posted by weluvpa

I buy it pre-shredded and packaged at the grocery store....I know its not homemade or from the butcher, but I can't taste the difference.

I also by the pre-shredded from the grocery store. Very good.
I believe the 'ground beef' is the ARMY way of making SOS.
If you are ever in Ocean City MD, Stop by General Kitchen 'The House Of Chipped Beef'!

[WatsonWest]

Making dried beef is a (excuse the pun) tough process to do correctly. It's difficult no to end up with jerky instead. My mother's family is from Pa Dutch country & creamed, dried beef is a comfort food for me. The best way is to make a white gravy...oil, flour to make roux, add milk or cream, pepper (NO salt since the beef is salted to cure it) & boil to thicken, add chopped beef & heat through. Serve over toast or biscuits.
One of the best places that I've gotten the dried beef (and they ship) is Seltzers Meats from Palmyra, Pa. (my mother's hometown) Their dried beef is good enough to eat right out of the package, unlike the overly salty crap that you can find on the store shelves. Sorry, but I'm biased & I've had to resort to that stuff in a pinch.
https://www.seltzersbologna.com/Stor...ction=showMain

I just noticed they have a link to a creamed dried beef recipe on their front page.
I hope it answers your questions.

[jimj]

Originally Posted by WatsonWest

Making dried beef is a (excuse the pun) tough process to do correctly. It's difficult no to end up with jerky instead. My mother's family is from Pa Dutch country & creamed, dried beef is a comfort food for me. The best way is to make a white gravy...oil, flour to make roux, add milk or cream, pepper (NO salt since the beef is salted to cure it) & boil to thicken, add chopped beef & heat through. Serve over toast or biscuits.
One of the best places that I've gotten the dried beef (and they ship) is Seltzers Meats from Palmyra, Pa. (my mother's hometown) Their dried beef is good enough to eat right out of the package, unlike the overly salty crap that you can find on the store shelves. Sorry, but I'm biased & I've had to resort to that stuff in a pinch.
https://www.seltzersbologna.com/Stor...ction=showMain

I just noticed they have a link to a creamed dried beef recipe on their front page.
I hope it answers your questions.

Thank you for the link and unfortunately as I thought the $22.00 a pound is way too much for me to pay for it considering I paid about $4 a pound in Indiana. This is why I'm looking for the recipe. I have a smoker and all the time to make it, I just need to know the correct way.

[J5K5LY]

I buy Stouffers.