USMC SOS Recipe

I ate a small mountain of SOS in various mess halls. This recipe isn't bad but its not authentic USMC SOS. I added diced onion, garlic powder, worchester sauce and a dash of hot sauce. That is the taste I remember! SOS is normally served over toast but is best served over biscuits. Try it the authentic way, thousands of US service men have eaten it that way.

Make this way for great results: 1. In a Large Skillet brown 1 pound of VERY LEAN ground beef. 2. Turn OFF heat. 3. Add to the cooked beef: 1/4 cup softened butter, 1/2 cup flour, 2 tsp. instant beef bouillon granules, salt to (to your taste), ground pepper (to your taste). REMEMBER: at this point to stir all above until flour is completely absorbed, only then can you turn on the heat at medium high. 4. Then immediately add the milk and Worcestershire sauce in these amounts: 4 cups milk 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire (optional) 5. Cook and stir until thickened. Serve on biscuits or toast and sprinkle real bacon bits on top if desired

This turned out awesome! I did make a few changes, however. I did use 1 lb. lean ground beef, 2 1-/2 tbls. butter and I used about 5 tbls. flour, I used chicken broth instead of beef, as I was out and I used the whole can of broth, so as not to waste. I also microwaved frozen veges in my microcooker and then added it all together. I took refrig. biscuits and baked those in the oven while preparing the rest. Just open the biscuits up and pour on the sauce! My whole family, including my older infant daughter loved it!

I made it the way it was suggested in a few of the reviews and added the onion, garlic and w sauce. It was really, really good!

It was pretty good, but the recipe needs to be adjusted to use a full can (5 oz / 147ml) of evaporated milk, rather than only 1/2 cup (4 oz) which is wasteful.

Family loved it with a few changes. Cooked ground beef with onions and garlic powder. Then made roux with flour and butter. Added one can of beef consomme, milk, more garlic powder, seasoning salt, parsley, pepper, and worchestershire. Thickened a little more with a mixture of corn starch and water. Served over toast and it was awesome!

This didn't taste exactly as my husband remembers from his days in the Marine Corp, but it was delish! I added about 4 or 5 splashes of Worcestershire sauce, and some onion powder, and garlic powder. I served it over mashed potatoes on toast. YUMMY!

Really good! I made a few alterations. first, I used onion and garlic in browning the meat. worchesteshire sauce as others added too. the ratio of fat to flour in the roux didnt' work for me. I had globs of flour, not a smooth paste. tossed that and made it one to one ratio. that worked great. I used about 3/4 of the can of evap milk to the 1 cup beef broth, added some dill to the whole thing, and served over pasta. the kiddos gobbled it up! the hub raved.

A wonderful SOS - takes me way back to a great time - the chow hall. I did add soy sauce and worsteshire sauce and, because I did not have evaporated milk, I used whipping cream and it turned out to be rich and flavorful. I did need to cut it a bit with milk though. I also used the gravy mixture for swiss steak which was very tasty. Over all we'll have it again and again.

I thought this recipe was simple and delicious. I seasoned the ground beef while it was cooking with Seasoned Salt, onions, and diced garlic. Then I also added (per the suggestion of some other members) Worcestershire to the cream sauce. Because of the seasonings I added, it didnt need much salt. I served it on Texas Toast and it was great!

I've never had this before. I made it as written, except with chipped beef instead of ground beef. I really enjoyed it, as did my kids. My husband didn't care for it. It was a tad salty. I'd like to try it again with ground beef or sausage.

Such a comforting and homey dish.

My dad made this for us on nights we needed a quick and easy dinner. He said my grandpa taught him from when he was in the air force(army air corp when he served) I still enjoy this one

Good basic recipe one can add to it to make your own version. All the mess halls I’ve had SOS In chipped beef was used..

I have made SOS before, but it wasn't with ground beef, it was chipped beef. I guess the only chipped beef around most stores is Buddig chipped beef. I also added garlic, onion, and worchestershire. No soy sauce as this was plenty salty. My two guys loved it. Husband wanted more, but son had already scooped up the last of it. Have to make more.

I made it like my Dad used to with onions and garlic added. He was in the military and used to make it for breakfast.

I remember as a kid my Mother would make it,serve it over toast.I would put Worcestershire sauce on it.

I've never had this before. I made it as written, except with chipped beef instead of ground beef. I really enjoyed it, as did my kids. My husband didn't care for it. It was a tad salty. I'd like to try it again with ground beef or sausage.

It qas really delicious Definitely will make again

Real USMC Hamburger Chipped Beef has at the very minimum Worcestershire sauce as a flavor additive....