Georgia Country Ham and Redeye Gravy

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 11 min
Servings: 1
Yield: 1 servings

Description

Redeye gravy is simply butter and ham drippings deglazed with breakfast coffee; serve with country ham for this authentic Georgian recipe.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 slice salt-cured ham
1/4 cup strong black coffee

Directions

1 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.