Best 9 Ham With Red Eye Gravy Recipes

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Indulge in the Southern culinary tradition with a delightful dish of Ham with Red Eye Gravy. Originating from the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia, this classic combination offers a harmonious blend of savory flavors and aromas. The centerpiece of this meal is the succulent ham, roasted to perfection and infused with a smoky, slightly salty essence. Accompanying the ham is the rich and flavorful Red Eye Gravy, a delectable sauce made from the pan drippings of the ham, enhanced with coffee, butter, and a hint of acidity from vinegar. This flavorful gravy not only complements the ham but also elevates the entire dish to a new level of culinary delight. So, prepare to tantalize your taste buds with this iconic Southern dish, perfect for special occasions, family gatherings, or a hearty weekend brunch.

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COUNTRY HAM WITH REDEYE GRAVY



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Provided by Rhoda Boone

Categories     Coffee     Kid-Friendly     Quick & Easy     Ham     Small Plates

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 5

6 ounces country ham, sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, plus more for ham if necessary
1/2 cup strong black coffee
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth or water
1/2 teaspoon sugar

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.

HAM WITH RED EYE GRAVY



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Provided by Food Network

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 1/2-inch thick slices hickory-smoked country ham
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2/3 cup coffee, or beef broth or water
1 tablespoon BBQ sauce (optional)

Steps:

  • In a skillet set over medium heat, heat the oil until hot, add the ham and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden. Transfer to a platter to keep warm.
  • Pour off fat from skillet, add coffee and BBQ sauce. Deglaze the pan, scraping up brown bits clinging to the pan. Pour over ham. Serve with buttermilk biscuits on the side.

HAM WITH RED EYE GRAVY



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The way the bitter coffee marries with the sweet, smoky fat is far from unpleasant, and infinitely better than simply pouring the pan drippings over your food.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes     Meat and Seafood     Ham

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ cup chopped fatty ham scraps
4 (1/4 inch thick) slices ham
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
⅔ cup brewed coffee

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ham scraps until browned, about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate, reserving the grease in the pan.
  • Place ham slices in the pan and cook over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes on each side. Season both sides with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Remove ham and reserve on a plate.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and sprinkle flour over the pan drippings. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and pour in coffee into the pan. Cook and stir until combined and thickened. Season to taste. Return ham to the pan to warm through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 214 calories, Carbohydrate 0.6 g, Cholesterol 41.2 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Protein 13.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 984 mg

OVER EASY HAM STEAK WITH RED-EYE GRAVY



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Provided by Aaron May

Categories     main-dish

Time 4h20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tablespoons butter
1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
1 white onion, roughly chopped
1 quart chicken stock
1 1/2 cups strong brewed coffee
1/4 teaspoon brown sugar, optional
4 ham steaks, trimmed
Freshly ground black pepper
4 eggs

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan over moderate heat, melt the butter. Add chicken and brown skin side down. Turn over and add chopped onion. Cook until soft and starting to color about 6 to 8 minutes. Cover with chicken stock, and add the coffee and brown sugar, if using. Reduce heat to medium and cook the red eye gravy until thick enough to coat the back of the spoon, about 2 to 4 hours. Strain stock into a large bowl and reserve. The chicken can be used for another recipe or discarded.
  • Preheat a large heavy bottomed frying pan over medium-high heat. Season ham steaks with black pepper and add to the hot skillet. Cook until golden brown on each side, 6 to 8 minutes and transfer to serving plates.
  • In the same skillet, once steaks have been removed, reduce heat to medium and fry the eggs to desired doneness.
  • Cover the steaks with red-eye gravy and crown with a fried egg. This dish can be served with potatoes, hash browns or biscuits, if desired.

GRITS, COUNTRY HAM AND RED-EYE GRAVY



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 cups water
1 cup milk
1 cup course, stone-ground grits
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Salt
Vinegar
4 to 6 eggs, 1 per serving
1 slice salted and smoked Virginia ham, per serving
6 ounces cold day old coffee
Splash pork stock
Chopped chives

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.

RED EYE GRAVY



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This southern classic is more of a thin sauce than a traditional thick gravy. It's made with strong coffee and drippings from a slice of cooked country ham. Red eye gravy has intense flavor with salty and bitter notes that pair well with biscuits, grits and ham. If you prefer a more mellow flavor, add a dash of brown sugar. -Peggy Woodward, Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 10m

Yield 1/4 cup

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 slice country ham (about 1 pound)
1/2 cup brewed coffee

Steps:

  • In a large cast iron skillet over medium heat, cook ham until lightly browned, 3-4 minutes on each side. Remove and save for another use. Add coffee to pan drippings, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Simmer until reduced by about half.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 29 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 3mg cholesterol, Sodium 5mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

GEORGIA COUNTRY HAM AND REDEYE GRAVY



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As a child, I remember my grandparents having a smokehouse. In the dead of winter, when it was well below freezing, a hog would be slaughtered and no part of it wasted. The fresh hams were then covered in a dry salt mixture, wrapped, and hung up for several months to cure. To cook, they were sliced and pan fried, sometimes with a tiny bit of lard, in a hot, black iron skillet. Hot, usually breakfast, coffee was poured into the skillet to deglaze it, making red eye gravy. Redeye Gravy gets its name from the appearance of the gravy after the coffee sinks to the bottom. Serve over biscuits or grits.

Provided by Skunkee

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Gravy Recipes     Pork Gravy

Time 16m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 tablespoons butter
1 slice salt-cured ham
¼ cup strong black coffee

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.4 calories, Cholesterol 73.7 mg, Fat 24.2 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, Sodium 520.1 mg

HAM WITH REDEYE GRAVY



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Made by my grandparents. Serve over biscuits.

Provided by Norma

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pork     Ham

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 4

⅓ cup oil
1 (1 pound) smoked ham steak, cut into serving pieces
1 ¼ cups brewed coffee
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Heat oil over medium-high heat in a cast iron skillet. Fry ham on both sides until browned. Remove ham and set aside. Stir coffee and salt into the hot oil. Return to a boil over medium heat, stirring to get any bits of ham that may be stuck to the pan. Cook until the mixture has reduced by 1/3. Remove from heat and serve over ham and biscuits.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 440.4 calories, Carbohydrate 0.1 g, Cholesterol 63.6 mg, Fat 39.2 g, Protein 21.1 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 1749.5 mg

HAM AND RED-EYE GRAVY



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Make and share this Ham and Red-Eye Gravy recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories     Breakfast

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

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

Steps:

  • Put the ham in a shallow container; pour milk over ham.
  • Cover and refrigerate 8 hours.
  • Remove ham from milk.
  • Cut slashes in fat to keep from curling.
  • Cook 1 slice of ham in 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy (cast-iron, preferably) skillet over low heat until light brown, turning once.
  • Remove from skillet and keep warm.
  • Drain off pan drippings and reserve for gravy.
  • Repeat procedure with remaining oil and ham.
  • Add reserved pan drippings, coffee, and pepper to skillet; bring to a boil and stir constantly.
  • Lower heat and simmer 3 minutes.
  • Serve gravy with ham and hot biscuits.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 396.3, Fat 19.8, SaturatedFat 6.2, Cholesterol 114.9, Sodium 2924.2, Carbohydrate 4.3, Protein 47.5

Tips:

  • Choose the right ham: Opt for a bone-in, fully cooked ham for the most flavorful results.
  • Prepare the red eye gravy: This classic Southern sauce is made with coffee, bacon drippings, and spices. It's the perfect complement to ham.
  • Bake the ham: Place the ham in a baking dish and cover it with foil. Bake at 325°F (165°C) for about 2 hours, or until the internal temperature reaches 140°F (60°C).
  • Glaze the ham: During the last 30 minutes of baking, baste the ham with the red eye gravy. This will give it a beautiful glaze and extra flavor.
  • Serve the ham: Once the ham is cooked, let it rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve with the red eye gravy and your favorite sides.

Conclusion:

Ham with red eye gravy is a classic Southern dish that is perfect for any occasion. It's easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. Whether you're serving it for a holiday dinner or a casual weeknight meal, this dish is sure to be a hit.

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