DIRTY LITTLE SECRET!!!!

[jarjarchef]

My grandfather used to make SOS a lot. It was about the only thing he could make, but it was great. I have never been able to replicate what he did.

 

[kc5tpy]

Ahh.  There is the rub jarjarchef.!  You are trying to recreate the memory.  I am sure your SOS is pretty much exactly what he made but will never quite taste the same because he isn't there to share it with you.  When I was knee high to a gasshopper my Grandpa would cut up my egg and bacon for me.  Just cut them up.  Now we are just talking fried egg and a slice of bacon,  I have NEVER had such fantastic eggs and bacon since that wonderful old man died.  The dish we can recreate, the memory will just have to live on in our hearts and minds.

Danny

 

[jarjarchef]

Oh I am totally with you on the memories Danny. Tons of meals, food and just ingredients that bring them flooding back in. And yes you are correct, some things I make today and hear this is the best I have ever had, but in my head the memory or where I first had it or had it with is so much better. However he did put something else in his that I can't put my finger on, I never will because I can't ask him, but I still really enjoy the simplicity of the dish. I have made it for my family before, but dont call it SOS, but they usually will clean the plate.

For those that eat SOS and want a little diffrent touch. In a bowl on the side have a couple heaping tablespoons of sour cream and add a little of the SOS to it to temper it. Then mix he mixture back into the rest of the SOS. It just adds a bit of richness to it. It will give a slight twist.

When I make mine I will make usually a couple pounds of ground beef worth, chipped beef is too expensive. I will heat up leftovers and eat them with rice, noodles, biscuits and just about anything I can find.

 

[kc5tpy]

Hello Jeramy.  I too use ground beef.  Sour cream?  You sly old dog.  You are sneaking in a bit of the old Beef Stroganoff.  

  I can see that working really well.

Danny

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Hello Jeramy.  I too use ground beef.  Sour cream?  You sly old dog.  You are sneaking in a bit of the old Beef Stroganoff.  

  I can see that working really well.

Danny

When I was in the service, SOS was always with ground beef. I'm not sure if they ever really used Chipped Beef because of the cost.

If you've had them both, you can tell that the stuff with ground Beef should be called SOS (because it looks like S on a shingle), and the stuff with Chipped Beef ($8 to $10 per pound) should be called Creamed Chipped Beef on toast, and doesn't look anything like S on a shingle.

Bear

 

[kc5tpy]

  Hello Bear.  YEP!!  SOS was always ground beef in the Corps also.  I have never had the creamed chipped beef , as I agree it should be called; but I agree it is probably a different dish.  I think the cheaper the ground beef the better.  Need all that tasty fat to get good SOS!

Danny

 

[jarjarchef]

Grandpa always made it with ground beef. I have had a few retired soldiers tell me they had it with chipped beef. Unfortunately for me I never got to experience SOS in the military.

I will stick with the ground beef.

Danny not too much on the sour cream, just enough to give it some richness.

Have any of you smoked the ground beef, then make SOS out of that? I would say a pan under it with some onions to catch the drippings for the gravy. Just a thought....

 

[kc5tpy]

Way Hey Jeramy!   FANCY SOS!!  Will have to give that one a try although I don't think much smoke should be added.  IMHO it would change the dish into something else.  But HEY! what do I know??  Keep Smokin!

Danny

 

[jarjarchef]

SSOS!!!!!!!
Sometimes you need to bend the rules. Sounds like I need to make it for a test. Lunch for Monday maybe???
Tomorrow my daughter and I are going to make smoked beef stroganoff. ... with home made noodles. We will do a post for it....

 

[dirtsailor2003]

SSOS!!!!!!!
Sometimes you need to bend the rules. Sounds like I need to make it for a test. Lunch for Monday maybe???
Tomorrow my daughter and I are going to make smoked beef stroganoff. ... with home made noodles. We will do a post for it....

Mmmmm, love cold smoking a tri tip then slicing thick for stroganoff! Yumm!

 

[kc5tpy]

SSOS!!!!!!!
Sometimes you need to bend the rules. Sounds like I need to make it for a test. Lunch for Monday maybe???
Tomorrow my daughter and I are going to make smoked beef stroganoff. ... with home made noodles. We will do a post for it....

Slow down my friend!!!   It will take me about 10-12 hours to get there.  You need an unbiased person to test it.  

  Keep Smokin!

Danny

 

[jarjarchef]

What time does your flight land Danny? Want to make sure the beer is cold and the thin blue smoke is flowing........

 

[bluewhisper]

Fast cheap and easy Asian style soup. Maybe canned broth, maybe broth from bones I boiled. Napa cabbage cut fine, maybe sprouts, probably hot pepper, sesame oil, soy and sometimes rice vinegar, and a wafer of ramen-type noodles, crushed. Or, just skip the broth and noodles and have it as a salad.

 

[krisby1]

White bread, Miracle Whip, crunchy peanut butter, sliced banana, raisins and crushed potato chips!  Yum.  And a glass of sweet tea.

 

[smokewood]

I love Corned Beef Hash, but it's got to be made with tinned Potatoes.  If you are not familiar with Corned Beef Hash it is basically Corned Beef, Onions & chunks of Potatoes, all fried up, and let it go crispy. Some people pimp it up by throwing in beans and all other stuff

 

[jarjarchef]

I love Corned Beef Hash, but it's got to be made with tinned Potatoes.  If you are not familiar with Corned Beef Hash it is basically Corned Beef, Onions & chunks of Potatoes, all fried up, and let it go crispy. Some people pimp it up by throwing in beans and all other stuff

Love the cheap canned corned beef hash, has to be crispy.

 

[Bearcarver]

 
I love Corned Beef Hash, but it's got to be made with tinned Potatoes.  If you are not familiar with Corned Beef Hash it is basically Corned Beef, Onions & chunks of Potatoes, all fried up, and let it go crispy. Some people pimp it up by throwing in beans and all other stuff

Love the cheap canned corned beef hash, has to be crispy.

Guys---Get no argument here---Crispy!!!!

Bear

 

[GaryHibbert]

Hey Danny

Your comment about memories got me thinking about a couple of my favorites--just like my Grampa used to make

Pepper sandwiches--just heavily butter whole wheat bread and THOROUGHLY cover it with fresh cracked pepper (as in turn it very black)

Shrimp sandwiches--canned shrimp (the cheap, bait sized ones) on heavily buttered toast, with LOTS of pepper

And you're right--love them, but their just not the same as when he made them

Gary

 

[graywolf1936]

Liverwurst sandwich on rye bread with mustard. Anchovies on slice fresh tomatos with olive oil and french bread to dunk In the juice.

 

[cwmcintyre]

Oh I am totally with you on the memories Danny. Tons of meals, food and just ingredients that bring them flooding back in. And yes you are correct, some things I make today and hear this is the best I have ever had, but in my head the memory or where I first had it or had it with is so much better. However he did put something else in his that I can't put my finger on, I never will because I can't ask him, but I still really enjoy the simplicity of the dish. I have made it for my family before, but dont call it SOS, but they usually will clean the plate.

For those that eat SOS and want a little diffrent touch. In a bowl on the side have a couple heaping tablespoons of sour cream and add a little of the SOS to it to temper it. Then mix he mixture back into the rest of the SOS. It just adds a bit of richness to it. It will give a slight twist.

When I make mine I will make usually a couple pounds of ground beef worth, chipped beef is too expensive. I will heat up leftovers and eat them with rice, noodles, biscuits and just about anything I can find.

Sour cream? Taking SOS to a more gourmet level. I like it. Very strong work!