Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy
Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy

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Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Oh yeah, we do sawmill gravy too. That white gravy with sausage or bacon grease. Spoon out some cooked grits and ladle a healthy serving of tomato gravy and it's a delish meal.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook grits, smoked sausage, and tomato gravy using 17 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy:
  1. Make ready Grits————————
  2. Make ready 3/4 pound smoked sausage fried
  3. Get 2 cup grits
  4. Prepare 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  5. Get 8 cups water
  6. Prepare 1/2 stick butter
  7. Get 1/2 stick butter
  8. Prepare Gravy——————-
  9. Prepare 16 ounce can of diced tomatoes
  10. Prepare 1 cup water
  11. Take 2 tablespoons dehydrated onions
  12. Make ready 3 cups Monterey-Colby jack cheese
  13. Get 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
  14. Make ready 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  15. Make ready 2 tablespoons heaping all purpose flour
  16. Get 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  17. Prepare 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Real Southern Tomato Gravy is really only for biscuits, maybe grits. Bacon grease is melted and heated. Tomato gravy, or tomato pasta sauce, is made of fresh or canned tomatoes with garlic, onion and herbs such as parsley, oregano and basil. Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to medium-low.

Instructions to make Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy:
  1. Dice the smoked sausage.
  2. Bring the water with the salt to boiling add the diced smoked sausage and 1/2 stick butter.
  3. Add the grits to the water and sausage. Stir leaving no lumps.
  4. Shred the cheese.
  5. Add the cheese to the grits.
  6. Now add the half stick of butter. Cover and let it melt when it has melted stir well. Then cover again.
  7. Heat the oil for the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes, bacon drippings, and salt and pepper.
  8. Bring to a simmer. Add the dehydrated onions.
  9. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  10. Add the flour
  11. Stir adding in the water. Simmer a bit till your desired thickness. Taste adjust salt and pepper to taste
  12. Add the grits to a bowl or plate
  13. Top with tomato gravy and serve. I hope you enjoy!!

The recipe uses leftover grits, but you can make them just for the recipe! Feel free to liven up the grit cakes with This version of eggs benedict has the eggs served over fried grit cakes with country ham and tomato gravy. When the oil is hot but not smoking, drop in the grit cakes, browning both sides. Whip up a batch of your favorite biscuits and enjoy this hearty, savory gravy at any time of day. Gradually add vegetable stock and tomatoes; stir well.

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