Ham with Red Eye Gravy

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Ham with Red Eye Gravy

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbs vegetable oil
  • ½ cup chopped fatty ham scraps
  • 4 (1/4 inch thick) slices ham
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 1 tsp all-purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup brewed coffee

Directions

  • Step 1
    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.
  • Step 2
    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.
  • Step 3
    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 in coffee into the pan. Cook and stir until combined and thickened. Season to taste. Return ham to the pan to warm through.

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