Georgia Country Ham And Redeye Gravy Recipes

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.

GEORGIA COUNTRY HAM AND REDEYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add ham; cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove ham from skillet, reserving fat. Pour coffee into the pan, scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil. Serve gravy over the ham.

COUNTRY HAM AND REDEYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Slowly fry ham slices on both sides, in a cast iron skillet until lightly browned on each side. Transfer the slices to a heated plate.
• Add coffee to the skillet and, over high heat, boil it down, scraping the deglazings on the
• the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon.
• Reduce the liquid to almost a glaze and spoon over ham slices. Serve with something mild and traditional like boiled rice or grits.

COUNTRY HAM WITH REDEYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet (preferably cast-iron) over medium-high. Cook ham, adding 1/2 Tbsp. butter if ham is lean to help the browning process, until browned and fat has rendered, 2-3 minutes per side. Transfer ham to a platter.
• Pour coffee into the same skillet and cook over medium-high heat, scraping skillet with a wooden spoon to deglaze and loosen any browned bits. Add broth and sugar; simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened and reduced to about 1/4 cup, 3-4 minutes. Add 1 Tbsp. butter and whisk until emulsified, about 1 minute more. Pour gravy into a small bowl or serving vessel and serve drizzled over or alongside ham.

COUNTRY HAM WITH REDEYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Cut gashes in fat to keep ham from curling.
• Saute ham in oil in a heavy skillet over low heat 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
• Remove the ham from skillet, and keep warm.
• Combine coffee and flour; add to pan drippings, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Add paprika.
• Serve with ham.

COUNTRY FRIED HAM WITH RED-EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Soak ham in milk overnight.
• The next morning, wipe ham with paper towels.
• Put just enough ham fat into skillet to keep ham from sticking.
• Have skillet hot, not too hot.
• Slowly brown ham evenly on both sides.
• When done, remove to hot platter.
• For the gravy, add the coffee to ham drippings in skillet, sprinkle with a bit of pepper and let come to a boil.
• Stir well and serve piping hot with biscuits.

GEORGIA COUNTRY HAM AND REDEYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add ham; cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Remove ham from skillet, reserving fat. Pour coffee into the pan, scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil. Serve gravy over the ham.

COUNTRY HAM AND RED EYE GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the fat from the ham and render.
• When the fat is rendered, add the ham steaks and pan-fry until golden brown on both sides.
• Remove the ham from the pan and set aside on a plate and keep warm.
• To the pan, add the coffee and water and stir with a wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the butter and the bouillon cube and stir to incorporate.
• Serve the gravy over the ham steaks on grits.