Easy Tomato Gravy Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan. Add onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended; cook and stir over low heat until mixture is golden brown (do not burn). Gradually whisk in tomato juice. Stir in tomatoes. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in bacon. Serve over biscuits.

EASY TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat tomatoes (in iron skillet where you've cooked breakfast meat) over medium heat, scraping the bottom of the pan.
• Stir flour into stock and whisk until there are no lumps.
• Stir flour/stock mixture into hot tomatoes, whisking as you stir.
• Bring to a boil and stir until thickened.
• Reduce heat to simmer.
• Stir in salt and pepper.
• Simmer for at least 5-10 minutes.
• Tomato Gravy is best served over 3 Ingredient Biscuits.

GRANDMA HAWLEY'S TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt the bacon fat and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. When the bubbles subside, pour in the tomatoes and stir with a wooden spoon until the fat has married with the tomatoes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring regularly, until reduced by half, 2 hours.
• Heat the evaporated milk and the whole milk in separate saucepans over low heat until they form a skin on the surface. Remove and discard the skin from the evaporated milk, then pour into the tomatoes; stir until incorporated.
• Put the flour in a large mixing bowl. Remove and discard the skin from the whole milk. Quickly pour the milk into the bowl with the flour, whisking vigorously (to avoid clumps). Pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into the pot with the tomatoes. Stir with a wooden spoon until incorporated. (The consistency should be velvety.) Season with 2 tablespoons each salt and pepper.

MAMA'S TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir the flour into the bacon drippings and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly browned. Slowly pour the water into the flour mixture while whisking. Whisk in the tomato paste. Cook the mixture until it begins to thicken. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thick, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

GRANDPA'S TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a Dutch oven, and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the fat starts to cook out, about 2 minutes. Add the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce to the pan. Season with sugar and black pepper. Simmer until the sauce is reduced by at least 1/4 and up to 1/3, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir in the butter just before serving.

SOUTHERN STYLE TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Reserving the drippings in the pan, remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
• Stir the butter and flour into the bacon drippings. Scrape the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook and stir together until beginning to thicken, about 3 minutes. Stir the tomatoes into the mixture, using the spoon to break the tomatoes into small pieces while cooking; season with salt and pepper. Add the cream cheese and heavy cream; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring frequently, until hot and thick, about 10 minutes.

ITALIAN TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over low heat. Saute the garlic, red pepper flakes, and herbs for 2 minutes until the herbs are fragrant and garlic is golden (but not overly brown.) Raise the heat to medium, add onion and carrot; cook for 5 minutes until they breakdown and are soft. Deglaze with red wine and reduce to evaporate the alcohol. Hand crush the canned tomatoes and add to the pot, along with its liquid. Add a pinch of sugar to cut down on the acidity from the tomatoes; season with salt and pepper. Let simmer for 30 minutes, uncovered.

MOMS SOUTHERN TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt butter and oil in skillet.
• Add flour and brown slowly.
• Do not burn and keep mixture spreadable.
• After browning ,remove from heat to cool.
• After cooling add tomatoes ,juices and water.
• Stir thoroughly.
• Return to heat stirring constantly untill mixture comes to a boil.
• Remove from heat,add salt , pepper and sugar.
• Stir and serve.

TENNESSEE TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat the bacon drippings in a large heavy skillet. Combine the flour, salt, and pepper, and sift the mixture over the drippings. Blend well, stirring often to keep the mixture from sticking or burning, cook over medium heat. Add the tomatoes to the roux and stir well. If too thick, add a little boiling water. If too thin, add a little more thin flour paste, about the consisitency of buttermilk. Reduce the heat to low and keep warm for second helpings. If you like, add 1 tablespoon of sugar.

TOMATO-BACON GRAVY

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet and cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 15 minutes. Remove the bacon to cool, leaving the drippings in the skillet.
• Stir the vegetable oil and flour into the bacon drippings. Cook and stir until the flour has turned nearly as brown as the bacon, about 5 minutes. Stir in the onions and cook until the onions soften and turn translucent, about 5 minutes; stir in the stewed tomatoes, breaking them apart with your spoon. Crumble the cooked bacon into the tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the gravy has reduced to your desired thickness, about 10 minutes.

EASY OVEN STEAK WITH CREAMY TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix dry seasonings (except basil) and coat steaks on both sides.
• Heat oil in a deep skillet and brown steaks thoroughly.
• Remove steaks to a deep baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Add mushrooms to the pan stirring to brown slightly.
• Pour mushrooms over the steaks.
• Add mushroom soup and undrained tomatoes to skillet and simmer, stirring to gather all browning bits from the steaks. Add basil and stir.
• Pour tomato gravy over steaks.
• Cover and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 40 minutes.
• Serve over hot rice or noodles.

GRANNY'S TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Whisk cornmeal, salt and pepper (however much salt and pepper you like) into a large skillet with the oil, cooking and stirring over low heat until the cornmeal ts a lovely golden brown.
• Turn heat to low, and stir in water, stirring all the time until the mixture thickens. Add the tomatoes and cook another 10-12 minutes or until hot.

TOMMY'S TOMATO GRAVY

Steps:

• Sprinkle sugar directly into opened can of tomatoes. Mix flour, salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
• Heat margarine in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Sprinkle flour mixture into melted margarine, stirring constantly. Increase heat to medium-high; continue stirring flour mixture until dissolved and bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes; cook and stir until flour mixture is fully incorporated, about 5 minutes.
• Stir milk, 2 to 3 tablespoons at a time, into tomato mixture; increase heat to high. Cook and stir sauce until warm and thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.