Aunt Thelmas Red Eye Gravy Food

GRANNY'S RED EYE GRAVY (ALSO CALLED REDEYE GRAVY)

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp, then set bacon aside and reserve drippings.
• Stir flour into the drippings, whisking until light brown, 5 minutes or possibly a little more.
• Pour coffee and water into the bacon drippings/flour, stirring constantly over low heat until mixture thickens up, about 10 minutes. Add whatever amount of salt and pepper you prefer.
• Remove from heat. Fold in crumbled bacon and serve hot.

RED EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large cast iron skillet over medium heat, cook ham until lightly browned, 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove and save for another use. Add coffee to pan drippings, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Simmer until reduced by about half.

THE MORNING AFTER REDEYE GRAVY

Steps:

• In a saucepot set over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and garlic, and saute for 3 minutes. Add the sausage and cook for 5 minutes. Add the flour to create a roux. Cook, stirring continuously, until the roux is a rich caramel color and smells nutty, 5 minutes. Add the stock and coffee, and stir. Add the paprika, black pepper and cayenne. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes. Finish with the cream and season with salt.

AUNT THELMA'S RED EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. fry your ham slices and remove to plate leaving drippings in the pan
• 2. add fatty scraps to pan and cook on medium high heat for 10 to 15 minutes to render fat from scraps. Remove from pan leaving drippings
• 3. add 1 tablespoon butter and melt into the "drippings"
• 4. stir in 2 teaspoons flour and whisk until brown
• 5. add 1 cup strong black coffee and whisk until smooth.
• 6. turn heat to simmer and let reduce by at least 1/3. Whisking every so often.
• 7. serve hot over grits, mashed potatoes, eggs biscuits any thing that you want to kick the flavor up on :)

GRITS, COUNTRY HAM AND RED-EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• For the grits, bring the water and milk to a boil in a pan, whisk in the grits, and then reduce the heat and cook for an hour. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• For the poached eggs, bring a pan of water to a gentle simmer and add salt and vinegar. Using a spoon, swirl the water in a circle and crack the eggs into the center of the water. Simmer for about 2 minutes. Set aside.
• For the gravy, to a pre-heated skillet, add a slice of ham and warm it through. Then remove the ham to a plate. Into the same skillet add the coffee and pork stock and reduce.
• To a bowl or plate add a serving of grits, the ham, a poached egg and sprinkle with chives. Drizzle the red-eye gravy over the grits and serve.

RED-EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat grease, add flour and sugar until dissolved and incorporated with ham grease. Add water, coffee and bullion cube, stir until gravy is well blended. Turn down heat and cook for 1 minute, add butter and cook for 1 minute longer. Serve immediately with hot biscuits or grits.

RED EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Dissolve ham stock and coffee granules in water in a large mixing bowl to create a stock.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; add flour. Cook butter and flour, stirring constantly, until brown, to create a roux, about 5 minutes. Add gravy stock mixture 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly, until it resembles the consistency of a gravy, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with black pepper. Remove from heat. Serve warm with meal of choice.

RED EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix in a med pot at low temp until the sugar melts. Serve hot as a side gravy.
• Allow the gravy to cool then you can use as a marinade for hams steaks.