Ham and Red-Eye Gravy
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17:28
< 60 mins
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American
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Breakfast
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Equipment
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Ham
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Main dish
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Meat
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North american
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Pork
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Southern u.s.
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Stove top
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Time to make
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Ham and Red-Eye Gravy
Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
- 2 (1 lb) ham steaks (1/2-inch thick)
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1 cup strong black coffee
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- hot biscuit
Directions
- 1 Put the ham in a shallow container; pour milk over ham.
- 2 Cover and refrigerate 8 hours.
- 3 Remove ham from milk.
- 4 Cut slashes in fat to keep from curling.
- 5 Cook 1 slice of ham in 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy (cast-iron, preferably) skillet over low heat until light brown, turning once.
- 6 Remove from skillet and keep warm.
- 7 Drain off pan drippings and reserve for gravy.
- 8 Repeat procedure with remaining oil and ham.
- 9 Add reserved pan drippings, coffee, and pepper to skillet; bring to a boil and stir constantly.
- 10 Lower heat and simmer 3 minutes.
- 11 Serve gravy with ham and hot biscuits.