Ham with Red Eye Gravy

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

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

Directions

Gather the ingredients.

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 coffee into the pan. Cook and stir until combined and thickened. Season to taste. Return ham to the pan to warm through.

Enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 214 kcal
• Total Fat: 17 g
• Saturated Fat: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 41 mg
• Sodium: 984 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 1 g
• Protein: 14 g