Ham Amongst Cherry-Red Catch Gravy – Something From Naught Is Something
July 16, 2020
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In this historic menstruum of cutting dorsum on obese whenever in addition to wherever nosotros tin move (and past times “we” I hateful “you”), nosotros forget that throughout most of history, this was the consummate opposite. Fat was a concentrated, powerful fuel that literally kept people going, in addition to this ruby optic gravy is a picayune sense of savor of those times.
The challenge inwards tough times is to brand those greasy pan drippings to a greater extent than palatable, to a greater extent than interesting, in addition to to a greater extent than delicious. It’s non similar families struggling through the depression had pots of demiglace reducing on the stove, or bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon sitting around to deglaze their sort atomic release 26 skillets – heck, they in all likelihood didn’t fifty-fifty get got a decent Merlot. So they used what they had; similar a splash of leftover coffee.
Is this a recipe that would get got been developed based exclusively on how awesome it tastes? Probably not, but that’s non to country it isn’t withal real tasty. It is. The agency the bitter java marries alongside the sweet, smoky obese is far from unpleasant, in addition to infinitely ameliorate than only pouring the pan drippings over your food.
By the way, the advert patently comes from the fact that when the sauce is poured inwards a bowl in addition to brought to the table, the obese in addition to java separate, it takes on the appearance of a big, reddish eye. Of course of didactics there’s some other legend nearly how General Andrew Jackson told a hung-over ready to brand a gravy for his ham that was every bit ruby every bit his bloodshot eyes.
I’m pretty certain whoever made upwards that storey too had real ruby eyes, but non from whiskey. Anyway, similar I said inwards the video, I did this every bit to a greater extent than of a culinary experiment than a “you get got to campaign this” recipe, but regardless, I intend it’s an interesting dish, in addition to i I’d last interested inwards hearing nearly if you lot create try. Enjoy!
Ingredients for two portions:
1/2 loving cup of chopped obese ham scraps
1 tbsp vegetable oil
4 thick slices of ham
1 tsp flour
about 2/3 loving cup dark coffee