Canned beef in gravy..

[Jeff G.]

OK, after reading about people trying the stuff here I decided to give it a shot.

I was at "Dollar General". They had cans of beef with gravy for $1, egg noodles for $1 and sour cream in the cooler.

I put some water and salt in a skillet, brought it up to a boil, cooked the noodles and drained them putting them back in the skillet. I added the contents of the beef can, not appealing looking into the can. I heated that, added a little sea salt, fresh ground pepper and when hot I stirred in 4oz sour cream. This was a single plate size serving.

Now to the tasting......

Really good!!!! Next time I will add onion and sliced mushrooms for what I expect will be a really good beef stroganoff.

 

[pacanis]

Good eats Jeff. I gotta get me some of that.
I run across canned beef now and then because folks feed it to their dogs (after the dog food scares) and it always smells so tempting......

 

[simplicity]

That's an interesting idea. I shop at the dollar store now and then but am timid about buying foods there.

You've given me courage to give it a try. Sounds as though you've had a good experience.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[buckytom]

woof!

was it like slices of beef, or more like chipped bits?

sounds like something i'd try. you need crusty bread and butter, methinks.

cheese and/or garlic seem to be natural buddies, as well.

 

[Jeff G.]

woof!

was it like slices of beef, or more like chipped bits?

sounds like something i'd try. you need crusty bread and butter, methinks.

cheese and/or garlic seem to be natural buddies, as well.

more like chunks of beef, bite sized. Kind of like canned dog food...

 

[pacanis]

more like chunks of beef, bite sized. Kind of like canned dog food...

Yeah, that's the same stuff I see
Something like 90% water, 30% sodium, 45% meat
Sure smells good though. I think I remember a thread on making SOS with it.

 

[Jeff G.]

Yeah, that's the same stuff I see
Something like 90% water, 30% sodium, 45% meat
Sure smells good though. I think I remember a thread on making SOS with it.

Yep.. water, meat, seasonings.. surprisingly tasty

 

[jabbur]

It's been a while since I've seen canned beef in the store. We always had it growing up. It came with the beef package from the butcher. My folks would buy half a cow and part of a pig at the butcher's then freeze it for a year. You could always tell when it was getting time to go because the canned beef was coming out into many recipes.

 

[jpmcgrew]

I like the Hormel brand of beef in gravy the beef is from Brazil and it is quite tasty I like it because it shreds up really well. It makes a fantastic beef filling for beef burritos as I prefer shredded beef as opposed to ground beef for those I add the the gravy to my red or green chili sauce for added flavor. I get mine a Walmart it can be found with the canned tuna etc.

 

[attie]

woof!

I guess you could always turn the light out at dinner time, seriously, it wasn't bad eh!

 

[chilichip]

add some ground beef too!! it's good

 

[LadyCook61]

I got a can of Hormel's roast beef . I cooked some Ramen noodles and heated up the beef , added teriyaki sauce to the beef , mixed the noodles and beef together.

 

[jpmcgrew]

I got a can of Hormel's roast beef . I cooked some Ramen noodles and heated up the beef , added teriyaki sauce to the beef , mixed the noodles and beef together.

So, what did you think about the beef? I think it's really tasty the meat is from Brazil and sometimes from Argentina and they know a thing or two on raising beef.

 

[Mama]

It's great on rice too!

 

[Michael in FtW]

OK, after reading about people trying the stuff here I decided to give it a shot. ...

Yep - good for what it is (precooked and canned) - not as tender as if you had braised it yourself from scratch ... but you can do a lot with it with a little imagination - re our previous thread about it: Canned Roast Beef... recipe ideas?

Given that most of these cans-o'-cow are 16-oz and a raw chuck roast is about $3.99/lb ... nothing wrong with saving a few $$ unless you are trying to cook to impress someone else.

 

[LadyCook61]

So, what did you think about the beef? I think it's really tasty the meat is from Brazil and sometimes from Argentina and they know a thing or two on raising beef.

It was okay. To me , it had a metallic taste when I tried a piece out of the can, hubby couldn't taste it. but then he has lousy taste buds .
After I made the supper , it was tasty. I wouldn't buy it often tho, I just wanted to try it after all that recommendation about it .

 

[Robo410]

you can do a lot to make a can of beef, corned beef, tuna, salmon, chicken, whatever, taste pretty good. And when they are offing them at a buck each, well worth getting a few for camping or the emergency pack, or just trying something a little creative.

I''m partial to canned corned beef sloppy joes (add sauteed onion and grn pepper, tomato sauce and hot sauce. on a bun, yum)