This is a very simple meal that consists of hamburger meat in gravy and spooned over french fries. It's one of my favorites. I love this stuff. SOS normally is served on toast, but I prefer it served over french fries. Some people substitute the hamburger meat for ground sausage.
SOS
1 Lb Hamburger meat (or ground sausage)
Flour
Salt
Pepper
Milk
Brown the hamburger meat (or sausage), drain the skillet and save it.
Set the meat in another dish to the side and pour the grease back into the skillet over high heat.
Once the grease is hot and starting to bubble, add some flour and stir the flour into the grease. This is something that you will have to guess at because it will vary on how much grease is in the skillet. It should be the consistency of paste. You can adjust the consistency by adding more flour or cooking oil.
Once this is starting to brown a little, slowly add some milk. You need to keep stirring or it will burn. Once that milk evaporates, add some more and keep stirring to break down the lumps. You stop stirring and the end result will be lumpy.
Once the milk comes to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer. Once the lumps are gone you can take a break from stirring. But you do need to stir occasionally. at this point salt and pepper to taste.
Continue simmering until the gravy is at the desired thickness. You can also adjust the thickness by adding milk or flour.
Remember the meat that you had set aside? Nows the time to add it to the gravy and mix it together.
Spoon over french fries or toast.
