southern tomato gravy for chicken or chops,iris's
Years ago I cooked for an elderly gentleman that consistently asked for pork chops with tomato gravy. I had no idea what heck Tomato gravy was I just made gravy and added tomato paste. He was too sweet too tell me I didn't have it right. Thank God for my Tee Irma out of Fayetteville, N.C. here is a passed down version that's sure to please.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons bacon drippings
- 1 - lemon,sliced
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 1 small green bell peppers, sliced into rings
- 1 small red bell pepper, sliced into rings
- 4 large red tomatos, seeded, peeled, and coarse chopped
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- pinch clove, ground
- pinch cinnamon
- pinch allspice, ground
- can celery seed
- pinch cayenne pepper
- - salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
How To Make southern tomato gravy for chicken or chops,iris's
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Step 1In a heavy skillet brown chicken or chops in bacon drippings. Add the lemon, onion, and bell pepper slices and continue to sauté. In a small bowl, mix the tomatoes, water, vinegar, spices, sugar, salt and pepper until they become a thick sauce and pour over your meat. Cover your skillet and simmer over medium heat for 45 minutes or until meat is tender a nd tomato mixture has formed a thick gravylike sauce. Serve with your choice of sides.
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Category:
Gravies
Category:
Other Sauces
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#cinnamon
Keyword:
#onions
Keyword:
#vinegar
Keyword:
#tomatoes
Keyword:
#bellpeppers
Keyword:
#allspice
Keyword:
#celeryseed
Ingredient:
Vegetable
Culture:
Southern
Method:
Stove Top
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