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Southern US · Breakfast

Country Ham with Red-Eye Gravy and Grits

A Southern breakfast plate: salty fried ham, sunny-side eggs and creamy grits, all brought together by a quick gravy of black coffee and ham drippings. Sharp, salty and surprisingly easy.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total42 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 60 gunsalted butter, divided, plus more if the pan runs dry
  • 8 slicessalt-cured country ham, thick-cut
  • 4large eggs
  • 120 mlstrong black coffee, freshly brewed

Grits

  • 600 mlchicken stock
  • 160 gstone-ground grits
  • 15 gunsalted butter
  • 1 tspred pepper flakes
  • 240 mlheavy cream
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Celery
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Corn (maize)
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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