Hamburger gravy is a flavorful white gravy made with hamburger and is traditional served over toast. Hamburger gravy has many names such as SOS, Shit on the Shingle, and creamed beef.
I grew up with my mother making us shit on the shingle for breakfast. Now that she is gone, I have carried on the tradition for our family. My dad, brother Joel and my nephew Alex request this hamburger gravy recipe often.
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What Does SOS Mean?
There are several different meanings for SOS.
The younger generation texting version of SOS means “someone over shoulder”. They text “SOS, just so you know”, meaning – watch what you say because someone might be looking at my phone.
My generation texting version of SOS is “What’s up?”, with a reply of “SOS! (same old shit)”
The older generation version of SOS means a Morse code distress signal. With the meaning of “save our ship” or “save our souls”.
But the culinary version of SOS means “shit on the shingle”. Which is a creamed beef recipe served over toast. This is the version that I grew up with.
How Do You Make Hamburger Gravy from Scratch?
Creamed beef on toast recipe has so many versions. My shit on the shingle recipe is a very simple version.
Growing up, my mom didn’t have a ton of extra ingredients to work with. She kept it simple. This scratch recipe is made with 5 staple ingredients.
How to Make Hamburger Gravy
Gather all of your ingredients.
In a large saucepan, over medium heat, brown the burger. Drain any grease from the pan.
Add the evaporated milk and whole milk along with the salt and pepper to the hamburger in the saucepan. Turn the burner to medium low heat. Stir and heat until just to the boiling point.
Place the cornstarch in a separate container and add 1 cup cold water. Stir to combine. Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the semi boiling milk mixture. Stir to combine and prevent the bottom of the pan from scorching.
Simmer for about 2 minutes. If mixture is not thick enough, make some more cornstarch slurry and add.
SOS on Toast
My family has always put our hamburger gravy over butter toast. You can put your gravy overtop of biscuits, hash brown potatoes, rice, pasta, any type of potatoes or grits. I hope you enjoy my easy hamburger gravy recipe.
Hamburger Gravy
Hamburger gravy is a flavorful white gravy made with hamburger and is traditional served over toast. Hamburger gravy has many names such as SOS, Shit on the Shingle, and creamed beef.
Ingredients
- Hamburger 1 lb
- Evaporated Milk 24 oz
- Milk, whole 1 cup
- Cornstarch 4 tablespoons
- Salt 1 teaspoon
- Pepper 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
- Gather all of your ingredients.
- In a large saucepan, over medium heat, brown the burger. Drain any grease from the pan.
- Add the evaporated milk and whole milk along with the salt and pepper to the hamburger in the saucepan. Turn the burner to medium low heat. Stir and heat until just to the boiling point.
- Place the cornstarch in a separate container and add 1 cup cold water. Stir to combine.
- Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the semi boiling milk mixture. Stir to combine and prevent the bottom of the pan from scorching.
- Simmer for about 2 minutes. If mixture is not thick enough, make some more cornstarch slurry and add to mixture.
- Place hamburger gravy overtop of butter toasted bread, mashed potatoes, rice, biscuits, grits, pasta, or hash browns.
Notes
What Does SOS Mean?
There are several different meanings for SOS. The younger generation texting version of SOS means “someone over shoulder”. They text “SOS, just so you know”, meaning – watch what you say because someone might be looking at my phone. My generation text meaning of SOS is “What’s up?”, “SOS! (same old shit)” The older generation version of SOS means a Morse code distress signal. With the meaning of “save our ship” or “save our souls”. But the culinary version of SOS means “shit on the shingle”. Which is a creamed beef recipe served over toast. This is the version that I grew up with.
How Do You Make Hamburger Gravy from Scratch?
Creamed beef on toast recipe has so many versions. My shit on the shingle recipe is a very simple version. Growing up, my mom didn’t have a ton of extra ingredients to work with. She kept it simple. This scratch recipe is made with 5 staple ingredients.
SOS on Toast
My family has always put our hamburger gravy over butter toast. You can put your gravy overtop of biscuits, hash brown potatoes, rice, pasta, any type of potatoes or grits. I hope you enjoy my easy hamburger gravy recipe.
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 296Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 6gCholesterol 61mgSodium 576mgCarbohydrates 25gFiber 0gSugar 11gProtein 16g
Note: For exact nutritional information, consult your dietitian. All nutritional information is simply a guideline.
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