Old Fashioned Tomato Gravy
Old Fashioned Tomato Gravy is a southern recipe made with tomatoes, bacon drippings and chicken broth. It tastes amazing over hot buttermilk biscuits!
Servings: 6
Calories: 104kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
TOMATOES
- 2 large red ripe tomatoes (or 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder (optional)
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic (optional)
ROUX
- 3 Tablespoons bacon grease
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken broth
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tablespoons heavy cream (or milk)
Instructions
TOMATOES
- Slice fresh tomatoes (unpeeled) and add to a food processor or blender.
- Pulse a few times until tomatoes are still chunky, or just chop up them up if you don't have a blender or food processor.
- Add tomatoes to a skillet or saucepan with salt, black pepper, onion powder and garlic.
- Stir and simmer for at least 15 minutes until cooked down, but still full of liquid. Set aside while you make a roux.
ROUX
- Add bacon or sausage grease to a cast iron skillet.
- Stir in flour. Cook flour over medium heat for 1 minute until absorbed by the drippings. Stir constantly.
- Pour chicken broth into the skillet and turn up the temperature to medium-high heat.
- Stir constantly until all lumps are gone and gravy begins to thicken.
- Turn heat down and add stewed tomatoes. Stir well until recipe is thick enough to spread over biscuits.
- Add a dash of cream and mix well.
- Taste the gravy and add a dash of salt and pepper if needed. Spoon over hot buttermilk biscuits, rice or mashed potatoes.
Notes
- Make sure to cook the flour and bacon grease at least 1 minute before adding chicken broth. This gets rid of the raw flour taste.
- Stir constantly while making gravy for best results.
- Season the tomatoes while they are cooking. Chicken broth contains extra salt, so be careful not to add too much sodium.
Nutrition
Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg