Navy SOS Recipe posted by Chris

[NancyRogers]

Hi Nancy,

I have checked and didn't see where my answer to CD, retired Navy, who was looking for the Navy's version of SOS. I think I got his request from the message board, but can't find it at all! Maybe I am looking in the wrong section of the message board. A friend of ours here in Alamogordo is a retired Navy cook and below is what he told me:

Navy SOS

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 onion, diced
cooking oil
flour
1 med. can diced tomatoes with juice
1 sm. can tomato sauce
garlic salt to taste
paprika - for color

Brown the ground beef with the onion. When browned add the flour, just enough to allow the beef, onion and oil to thicken, and stir till all is combined together. Add the can of diced tomatoes with the juice and the can of tomato sauce. Stir and heat till bubbly. Serves 2. Serve over toast, biscuits, rice or mashed potatoes.
Chris in NM

[Mamie]

My husband only ever knew S.O.S. as either canned corned beef, or chipped beef, cooked with gravy, and served on toast. He never had it with ground beef, and tomatoes. Maybe there are many versions??

[Chris in NM]

Hi Mamie,

Yes, I do believe there are quite a few variations on this recipe! We fix the creamed chipped beef on toast for breakfast quite frequently. My husband had never had it this way till I fixed it for him for supper one night. My Father was in the Marines and his version was ground beef with cream gravy. So...............!!!!!! Anyway, it is good!