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Southern Ham with Red Eye Gravy Recipe

This delicious ham with red eye gravy recipe is served in Southern restaurants for a reason. You might be surprised with the simple ingredients used to make this breakfast dish.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Breakfast, lunch
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 30 minute meal, brunch recipe, copycat, easy recipe, restaurant recipe
Servings: 1 Servings
Calories: 68kcal

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Ingredients

  • 1 Slice Country Ham
  • 1/2 Cup Black Coffee Strong

Instructions

  • Fry the ham slice in a skillet over medium heat until browned and caramelized on both sides. About 3 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer the ham to a warmed platter making sure to keep all the drippings in the skillet.
  • While the ham is resting, deglaze the bottom of the pan by adding the boiling strong black coffee to the skillet and scrape the bottom of the skillet to remove any bits from the ham that are stuck in the pan.
  • That’s it, pour gravy over the ham slice.

Notes

Red-Eye Gravy Recipe Variations

If your ham is too salty, soak slices in water overnight in the refrigerator. This will remove the excess salty flavor.
Add up to 2 tablespoons of butter or bacon grease to the pan if your meat is on the leaner side.
If the coffee flavor is too bitter for you, replace with chicken broth. Alternatively, you can try adding a ½ teaspoon of granulated sugar or brown sugar to mellow out the strong coffee flavor.
Add umami flavor by adding 1 teaspoon of Soy Sauce. It’s a delicious combination with the ham flavors and coffee.
Make this spicier by adding black pepper, a pinch of cayenne pepper, or red pepper flakes.
If you are going to use this ham gravy to dip your biscuits, you can add even more flavor to the gravy by mixing in a teaspoon of stone ground mustard and a teaspoon of ketchup.
Make this a smidge thicker by mixing 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with ½ cup of water. Pour this into the boiling liquid and whisk to combine.
You can use this same recipe for pork chops if you don’t have a slice of ham.

Nutrition

Calories: 68kcal | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 80mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.2mg