We always went out for breakfast, and my gram would often get creamed chipped beef on toast.Īt the time, I wanted nothing to do with it. When I was a little girl, my gram and aunt would take me to the Jersey shore every summer (usually Wildwood but sometimes Atlantic City – back before there were any casinos!). Well, this dish always reminds me of summer vacation! One smell or taste, and it’s like you’re transported to a certain time or place. There are some foods that bring back certain memories in our lives. But don’t let that name fool you! It’s sooo good! You may just find yourself totally in love and beyond thrilled you gave it a shot!” Delicious doesn’t have to be fancy schmancy or drop-dead gorgeous.Here’s another oldie but goodie! Creamed Chipped Beef On Toast – dried chipped beef in a simple, creamy milk gravy served over toast – was once a common breakfast menu item in diners and the military, where it was often referred to as SOS (Sh!t on a Shingle). So if I had to say one thing about this dish to you to try it I’d have to say “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. It was sturdy, kept stuff in place and didn’t let the fillings sink down in. Thus we called it the anchor of the boat. So if you used the end slice, it got super crispy and while my brothers would get stuck with the mushier pieces cause they had the “real bread” toasted my lowly crust was still nice and crispy up towards the end. The crispier the toast, the longer it held up against the weight of the sauce and fillings.
You don’t want this to get all mushy right away. See, this dish, the bread must be toasted. However Mom always made it out to be so much more awesome than the regular bread slices. It was hard and well more crust than real bread. You know, that slice of bread that no one EVER wanted. Since I was the youngest of the kids, even though it was my birthday I always seemed to get stuck with the crust. The crust was the anchor of the ‘boat’ that didn’t get this stuff on it. Now what makes this even more ‘fugly’ if you will is that if you notice in the pictures, there are 2 regular slices of toast and the lowly end/crust piece. It’s one of those foods that always trigger happy memories for me.ĭo you guys do that? Do you have a food or dish that triggers a certain memory or slew of memories? Tell me about it. It’s like a personal dish that I have with her – at least in my heart when I eat it. I don’t think it’s on purpose, it’s more just that I make just enough for me. Fantabulous honestly I don’t think has ever tried this in all the years we’ve been together. Now even though my dearest mother has been gone since 26 years I still make this in the month of May (my birthday month) just for me. I absolutely LOATHE frozen peas and while fresh pea rock, they just don’t quite work in this dish. The peas, for me, must only ever be canned peas. The contrast of the crunchy bread with the creaminess of the bechamel sauce with the hint of pepper and ham was just…perfect. Now this I had on toast, not bread but toast. So yes, this will never be one of those gorgeous dishes that you just want to lick your monitor over but if given that chance to shine, it will become one of your all time favorites. With just a few simple ingredients, you can take that wallflower plain jane dish and make it taste absolutely phenomenal. In their own way they were truly amazing. They stood out because they were unpretentious, ordinary and simplistic.
This would be the child in the family that wasn’t the athlete, wasn’t the brainiac, wasn’t the one that stood out but rather was the wall flower of the family.īUT… yes but… when given the chance they proved you wrong. This is true ‘peasant’ food – it’s ridiculously cheap, fed a ton and well was ‘fugly’ looking. For 18 years (well maybe not when I was 1 or 2 years old), I asked for Chipped Beef on Toast and her to-die-for Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Pudding frosting. Even though we had virtually no money growing up each of us kids got to pick out anything we wanted to eat for our birthday – dinner and dessert. I, called it, PERFECT! See this was the ALL TIME FAVORITE recipe EVER my Mom made. Mom called it “Chipped Beef on Toast” even though it was never ever beef. It has a certain name that most know it by “S**t on a Shingle” is most common – heck that’s what my Dad called it. It is NOT the most visually appealing dishes ever. Now I’m going to be completely honest with you about this dish. Make sure to read the content as it contains chef tips, substitution options, answers to FAQs to help you succeed the first time around! Find the recipe card at the end of the post.
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