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I'm not positive of what I'm looking for, I remember my grandmother making it, when I was very young and I don't remember the sight or taste. It could be purple for all I know, it is an assumption that it was made with tomato because of the name. I'll give this a try, for some reason it has a familiar ring to it.
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Andrew Jackson, American General and 7th President asked his cook to prepare lunch. The cook had been drinking corn whiskey the night before, and his eyes were red. General Jackson told him to fix him some country ham with gravy as red as the cooks eyes. Others overheard this, and ham gravy became known as Red Eye Gravy from then on.
Red-eye gravy requires first a good, well-cured country ham. Smithfield and genuine Virginia hams are ideal for this.
Take a slice of uncooked ham with most or much of the fat left on. Fry the ham in its own fat until nicely browned on both sides. When it is cooked, transfer the ham to a warm platter and add boiling black coffee to the skillet, scraping to dissolve the particles that cling to the bottom and sides.
That is red-eye gravy, which you pour over the ham and serve.
The name "red-eye gravy" (sometimes referred to as "red-ham gravy") derives from the fact that a circle or oval of liquid fat with a slightly reddish cast will form on the surface of the gravy when it is reduced. This is the "eye" of the name.
Red eye gravy was made with chickory coffee. My grandmother use to drink STRONG chickory coffee. She use to put some already brewed coffee in the iron skillet after she cooked usually sliced ham in it and get the essense off the bottom of the iron skillet. No need to add anything else. Already salted from the ham. Chickory coffee is a redish color after it is brewed. I think you could do the same thing after you say fry pork chops in the skillet. Now I want to say the brand of coffee was Louisian, I will have to go to the store and see if I can still locate the brand of coffee.
She use to sop it up with a homemade biscuit or home made corn bread.
and say "she liked it better than anything" she use to say this to a lot of things.
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I didn't know that Coonass chickory coffee came any other way but strong and stronger, unless you want to consider, paint and rust remover as flavor options.
Grandma used to make a fresh pot of coffee each morning and drink it all day. By supper time you could stand a shovel up in the cup it was so stout. Bless her heart, She lived to be 94 and she smoked camel cigarettes.
I just found my mother's recipe for tomato gravy. She never used exact measurments.
Shortening
Flour
Canned Tomatoes
Brown Sugar
In a skillet, add a small amount of shortening and flour. Add canned tomatoes, either juice or chunks, enough to make the cosistency of gravy. Cook until heated through, add a little brown sugar. Good over biscuits.
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