½ lb dried beef (Purchased at Woudstra’s Meat Market) – This is a perfect dish for dried beef ends. Regular dried beef will work also.
6 tablespoons butter – (3/4 stick)
5 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 ½ cups milk
¼ teaspoon black pepper (or more to taste, I like more pepper)
Separate the dried beef and tear or cut into bite size shreds. (About the size of a quarter) Place the shreds in a colander and rinse under hot running water and drain well. I like to use a paper towel to remove the excess moisture. In a fry pan, heat the butter till moderately hot, then add the dried beef and cook for about 2 – 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and sprinkle the mixture with the 5 T. flour and stir to blend. Return to the heat and add the milk and pepper, stirring until the mixture is bubbling, thickened and smooth. This makes a great breakfast or brunch dish served over biscuits. English muffins, or toast. For a quick supper dish, serve it over baked potatoes. Serves 4, but Norm and I have been known to eat the entire recipe by ourselves.
Kerry Nieuwenhuis
Woudstra Meat Market
Orange City, IA