Chipped beef or dried beef, is made by curing, salting, and sometimes smoking an entire beef round roast, before hanging the roast to dry for several weeks. The resulting hard, dry beef is then sliced very thin and used to make chipped beef gravy, and other dried beef recipes.xc
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Just don't add salt! I don't know much about the dish but it sure will make it healthy!
Answer#2 - Salt has already been added - chipped beef is a preserved/dried meat. It is thinly sliced or 'chipped,' then salted and dried - similar to beef jerky. It is traditionally served in a white sauce on toast. The dried beef can be rehydrated by soaking in water, but this process will also remove much of the flavor.
You can can also reduce the amount of salt by making your own using a dehydrator and spices.
Ingredients
Pepper to taste (usually -The salted meat is -Sufficient for salt) Contributed to the echo by: Paul Lang Make a white sauce by melting the butter in a double boiler, stirring in the flour and adding the milk gradually. Cook, stirring constantly to the thickened sauce. Add pepper and check for salt. Adjust if necessary. We like it served over toasted English Muffins. This will make enough sauce for about 6-8 muffin halves, depending on how generous you are with the sauce.
You can purchase it at just about any grocery store. Also called Dried Beef. Hormel sells it.
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