Hot Chipped Beef Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Has Esskay chipped beef been discontinued? ›

"Our organization made the difficult decision to discontinue Esskay hot dogs, and stopped production in December of last year. We will continue to make Esskay deli meat and chipped beef products, which can be found in Baltimore-area grocery stores," said Chad McFadden, Esskay brand manager, in an email to WJZ.

Also called dried beef, chipped beef is typically made from a leaner cut of meat, such as beef round. The meat is brined and left to cure for several days before being drained and air-dried. You can now also find chipped beef that's been smoked while it dries, adding additional flavor to the meat.

Dried beef, also called chipped beef, is beef that has been partially dried, salt-cured and thinly sliced. You can easily enjoy this cured meat as an appetizer, snack or meal. Dried beef has a rich past but is a relatively obscure meat product in most parts of the country today.

Chipped beef is served in many diners and restaurants in the United States as a breakfast item. It is popular among the veteran community who generally refer to it by the dysphemism "sh*t On a Shingle" or "S.O.S." (when polite company and/or children are present, the acronym is said to mean "Same Old Stuff.").

A Smithfield Foods spokeswoman sent a statement to 11 News, saying, "Our organization made the difficult decision to discontinue Esskay hot dogs and stopped production in December of last year. It's not likely that product is still available in stores.

Esskay hot dogs, promoted by former Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr. in the 1980s, were made in Baltimore until 1985, when Smithfield bought the brand. In 1993, Smithfield shut down the 72-year-old ham and sausage making plant on East Baltimore Street in Highlandtown that employed 500 people.

Yes! Buddig beef is the most common brand of chipped beef that is the easiest to find! You can usually find it in the same aisle as canned tuna.

Knauss Dried Beef/Chipped Beef (4 pack, 3oz. Each)

A: They will keep in the refridgerator for 4 - 6 months, the packages are dated with use or freeze by dates. They will keep in the freezer for a year based on my experience. Really good dries beef that holds together well when cooked.

However, if you have never sampled tartare before, you may be slightly disappointed to find a serving of raw beef on your plate instead of a seared, juicy steak. Simply put, steak tartare, or tartare, as it is often called, is raw or nearly raw beef served with egg yolk.

Chipped Beef is very thin slices of salted, smoked beef. It is not as dry as beef jerky, and doesn't have as much fat. It can be made in different ways. It can be slices of beef taken off a hunk of air-dried beef, usually a lean meat such as beef round.

Why is dried beef so expensive? ›

In most cases, dry-aged beef comes with a higher price tag. This price is attributed to two main factors: Reduced yields: Beef undergoes a significant moisture loss during the dry-aging process. As a result, the beef weighs far less than when it first started.

He said that veteran's groups who tour the base are taken to a mess hall and served creamed beef on toast made using the recipe in the 1944 Army recipe book, TM 10-412. Again, many veterans tell Hanson it their favorite meal while in the Army. And SOS remains popular among soldiers today.

Sawmill Gravy

A creamy skillet gravy made with drippings, this staple—known by many now as just "sausage gravy" or "country gravy"—can be said to bolster up the entire Southern breakfast menu, and nobody makes it better than the old-fashioned, country-style breakfast joint in your hometown or your own grandma.

It seems evident that homemakers invented chipped beef on toast during the depression era, but we actually have our WWII vets to thank for this one. This meal was a traditional army recipe that was super easy to make, cheap, and incredibly filling.

As for Esskay, the company was acquired by Smithfield Foods in 1986, but the brand name and logo remain active, with Esskay franks serving as the official hot dog for the Baltimore Orioles and other local sports teams until 2019.

Most beef is processed in just a few meat packing plants, ant they were hit very hard by covid early in the pandemic and had to shut down. Farmers could not sell their cows and so reduced the size of their herds and they cannot increased rapidly so we still have a shortage, which will eventually go away.

Knauss Dried Beef/Chipped Beef (4 pack, 3oz. Each)

A: They will keep in the refridgerator for 4 - 6 months, the packages are dated with use or freeze by dates. They will keep in the freezer for a year based on my experience.