ham gravy?

[Chang-kuao-lo]

many years ago, i used to put up hay for pocket money in the summertime. most of the farmers were dutch fellas. every evening we would get a huge feed, and every so often the farmer's wife would cook up an enormous ham with mashed 'taters. along with it there was this "gravy". red, somewhat translucent, thinner than beef gravy almost watery, a bit salty, but marvellous. she couldn't speak english at all, so i never had the opportunity to ask her what it was, or how it's made.
i have never encountered it since. anyone know how to make this stuff?

 

[fsusteve]

it was red eyed gravy you yankee turd.

you basically pan fry some ham, add 1/2 cup of coffee, 1/2 cup of water, salt and some butter and cook it down a little.

 

[NorCalDoug]

yep, most likely red-eye gravy...
steve's is as good a formula as any you can find...

 

[wob]

it was red eyed gravy you yankee turd.

you basically pan fry some ham, add 1/2 cup of coffee, 1/2 cup of water, salt and some butter and cook it down a little.

steve's right

 

[rusty_tlc]

Ummm red eye gravy on a piece of white bread.




I just drooled in my keyboard.

 

['74 UA FJ]

You don't use any flour?

 

[fsusteve]

not in any I've ever had or made. It's better if you have fat off a fresh ham but butter works in a pinch.

 

['74 UA FJ]

how do you like it compared to regular white sausage gravy?

I can't remember if I've ever had red eye gravy.

 

[fsusteve]

oh I way prefer sausage gravy especially mine. Red eye is old skool stuff, my dad and his dad would eat it while camping, I think it's a cowboy thing originally or poor southern whitey. It's not something I go gaga over.

 

['74 UA FJ]

That's what I figured. You can't beat homemade biscuits and sausage gravy.

 

[Chang-kuao-lo]

thanks, i'll give it a go.
and for clarification, i live south of the mason-dixon line.

 

[NorCalDoug]

thanks, i'll give it a go.
and for clarification, i live south of the mason-dixon line.

east or west of the Mississippi?