Author Notes: This is NOT necessarily a Thanksgiving recipe, unless you want to have it with your biscuits for Thanksgiving breakfast. It is, however, wonderful with ham, biscuits and fried eggs, and I recently had it over shrimp and grits in New Orleans and was stunned by how well it went together! This is not for the faint of heart; it is a strong, tangy, salty gravy, but it tastes like fall mornings. —Kayb
Serves: 6
Ingredients
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2-4
slices country ham or other cured ham
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1
tablespoon all-purpose flour
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1
cup strong brewed (not flavored, please!) coffee
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1
cup water
Directions
- Fry the ham in a cast-iron skillet. Pour off all but about 2 tbsp of drippings.
- Scatter the flour over the drippings. Stir until flour takes on a brown tone and smells nutty.
- Pour in coffee and bring to a boil, reducing by about a third.
- Pour in water, stir to combine, and serve. Gravy will be thin.
