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Scotch Scallops

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons minced onion
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Brown ground beef and minced onion in hot oil.
  • Stir in milk, salt, and pepper, mixing gently.
  • Cover and simmer until meat is cooked through (about 15 minutes).
  • Serve hot on a platter, surrounded by fluffy mashed potatoes

Notes

Allied Tip: To extend your ground beef, mix it with Wheaties, bread or cracker crumbs, cooked rice, oatmeal, crushed zwieback crackers, and moisten with a little milk.
Note: This recipe is a classic from Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook (1950) and was originally featured in a series of radio talks on "Menus of Allied Nations" during World War II.