Italian beef, oven fries and gravy

I prepped a batch of dough last night not knowing what things it would become.

This morning I went through the chest freezer and found some stew beef. Not the right meat for Italian beef but I knew I could make it work.

I did a quick thaw to break it up and got started while baking the bread. Seven hours later I was taking the briny liquid and making it into a gravy to top my fries with.

The meat was free back when I inherited it.

Cost per person: $3.20 If I had to buy the meat it would have been closer to $9 per person.