The namesake of this dish is either beloved or hated by many. I’ve also seen different versions of “shit on a shingle” or creamed beef on toast. Sometimes its thin kinda hamburger patty or chipped beef. I’m a big fan of chipped or thin sliced dried beef. It’s salty and has a pretty long shelf life. So my recipe is for the chipped beef version and it’s delicious.
Gather Your Ingredients
- 1 jar of dried beef
- 3 or 4 large eggs
- A handful of chopped onions
- Coconut Milk
- Coconut Flour
- Garlic powder
- 2 Tbsp of butter
First add a tbsp or two to a skillet. I chose steel since I will be making a gravy and deglazing works better in steel than cast iron.
To the melted butter I added a handful of diced onions.I let the onions go until translucent but before starting to brown up.
Take your jar of dried beef and dice it up. I chop it up into smaller chunks but don’t worry about making it perfect.
So we need to make the “shingle” and since bread is a no-go I just use eggs. I’ve made this recipie before using fancy paleo bread but decided to go simple this time. I used a Pyrex pan and broke 3 or 4 eggs into it. Use a fork or a whisk and mix up the eggs. I placed them into a 400 degree pre heated over for about 15~20 minutes. When the eggs are fully cooked bring them out. Also you may be tempted to season the eggs. Don’t. The chipped beef and gravy is all the flavor you need and adding anything, especially salt, will be a bad idea.
I put the diced beef into the pan with the onions to brown a little.
For this dish I prefer canned coconut milk. It’s think and helps make a good gravy.
I used probably half the can, poured right into the skillet. You could use a whole can for more gravy. To the coconut milk I added about a half cup of water. I put in 1 tbsp of garlic powder and some pepper. No Salt. Trust me.
This is optional but helps make a really good gravy. I’m terrible at measuring but I’d say 1.5 tbsp of coconut flour. It really helps give you a good rib sticking gravy.
Keep cooking and stirring the gravy until it becomes thick.
This is what the finished egg “bread” looked like. I forgot to butter the pan but it came right out. It was very fluffy and moist. Who needs bread I have eggs!
This is the paleo shit on a shingle plated up. I enjoyed it this morning with a bowl of pumpkin soup. Did you see me mention to not add salt in any of this dish. The dried beef is borderline too salty for me. More gravy helps this out. The beef and gravy give the egg plenty of flavor though. The texture is spot on, just like using toast. Except the eggs stays moist and perfect and not soggy like toast can be. The unflavored eggs also helps balance out the saltiness. I actually like this better than the real Shit on a shingle. Plus this version is healthy and easy.
Are you a Shit on a Shingle fan or a hater? Let me know in the comments!
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Iv’e eaten the real, shit on a shingle in the army and I think I’m still sufferng emotionally and spiritually. With that said, based on the ingredients youv’e listed it looks very promising. My wife and I are always looking for creative ways to cook up our eggs for our kids, and our 14 layers always ensure a surplus.
I think I’ve had the real stuff before a few times. This is many times better.
Creamed Chip Beef on Toast was my favorite breakfast and sometimes dinner forever. I haven’t had it in ages and admit it is much better with dried beef than with hamburger. I bet it is awesome on eggs.
It used to be a cheap meal, but now the dried beef is about 4 bucks!!!! Not so cheap any more. But I just might splurge and have some. It’s a lot like biscuits and gravy without the biscuit and over eggs instead.
More of a question than a comment, I was wondering what you feel is the best source for a beginner “Paleo-Eater” to find recipes? I noticed you seem to rxperiment alot and thats most likely what I’ll end up doing but thought it best to have a good foundation to expand from. Thanks for the Blog and the help.
Dan
The best piece of advise I’ve read was in Robb Wolfs Paleo Solution. He states just brown some meat in some oil add some veggies and cover. Mix and match the veggies, herbs and meat. That being said I highly recommend “paleo comfort food ” for complex recipes.
My dad was a cook in the Marines and made this. It is seriously my favorite thing to eat. Sad that we are doing Paleo now so I’m looking to paleoize it…not sure how to eat without bread! As for the salt issue, my dads trick was to wash out the beef jar and keep water in it until the base is done and you need to cut it up.
My Dad’s trick for alleviating the saltiness was to rinse the beef – multiple times – in warm water. It also softens the beef up a bit, and I absolutely prefer it rinsed/softened.
I’m craving a Paleo-fied version of this, now that I’m pregnant… I hope this attains a resemblance!
Ive got very frustrated with all the paleo breads I tried which were either +$10, tasted awful, went bad in a day, or fell apart when any toppings were applied. After being paleo for over 6 years I finally found a store bought bread which is grain and dairy free, although not totally paleo pure. I can’t wait to try it with every bread recipe!