Category: Sauces & Seasonings

Strawberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce

Three of my favorite things on one plate. First, smoked 3-2-1 St. Louis-style ribs. Sauced with a BBQ sauce that combines two of my other favorites: strawberries and chipotles. That great sweet berry flavor with a hint of smoky spiciness. Strawberries are in season here, and I just love using them in everything from a strawberry poppy seed salad dressing to this BBQ sauce. The strawberry flavor isn’t strong, it’s there enough for you to notice. Same goes for the chipotle. You get the smoky and you get the kick. But both are nicely balanced and not overwhelming.

Strawberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce

A Totally Different BBQ Sauce

I cannot wait to use this strawberry chipotle BBQ sauce on smoked pulled pork. Though I think the sauce would be great on anything smoked or grilled, I feel nothing can touch its greatness on pork. There’s something about strawberry and pork. Delicious! This is a really great twist on a traditional BBQ sauce!

La Costena Chipotle Peppers 7oz.
La Costena Chipotle Peppers 7oz.

Also try my southwestern BBQ sauce.

Strawberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce
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Strawberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce

The strawberry flavor isn’t strong, it’s there enough for you to notice. Same goes for the chipotle. You get the smoky, you get the kick, but it’s nice and not overwhelming.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword barbecue, BBQ, sauce, smoky, spicy
Prep Time 30 minutes
1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4 cups
Calories 281kcal
Author Based on a recipe from The Stay At Home Chef

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, heat olive oil.
  • Add in onion and saute for about 5 minutes.
  • Add in garlic and saute for 60 seconds.
  • Stir in strawberries, chipotles, ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, ground mustard, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Use an immersion blender to puree the sauce or transfer to a blender. Puree until smooth.
  • Return to heat and simmer another 10 minutes.
  • Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Notes

Refrigerate up to 5 days.
Stir before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1099mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 58g | Vitamin A: 901IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing

Sure, I’ve made homemade salad dressings before. But I admit, I get lazy and find myself reverting back to the store-bought versions. I’ve vowed to end my purchases of bottled dressings. Well, or at least jazz them up by adding a few fresh ingredients. I’m starting with this incredible creamy poppy seed dressing. My wife proclaimed it her instant favorite, which is a great way to start on my homemade dressing journey!

Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing

Nice-n-Smooth

This dressing has the perfect combination of sweet and tangy, with just the right consistency so that it does run off your salad and form a lake at the bottom of your plate. Nor does it sit there, stuck to your salad like well.. gum.
Grated onion really adds a lot of flavor to this creamy poppy seed dressing. Use a fine grater, such as a microplane, to get the onion as finely grated as you can. You can also mince the onion then, using the flat side of the knife, squish the onion into a paste.

Check out my new site, Dress My Salad, for more great salad dressing ideas!

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Kakamono 2-pack Porous Squeeze Bottles,Leak Proof Refillable Condiment Container for Kitchen Use,Salad Dressings,top dispensers for ketchup mustard mayo hot sauces olive oil(10 oz)

Also try my creamy Italian dressing and Aunt Trish’s delicious dressing.

This recipe is based on a recipe from Deep South Dish.

Creamy Poppyseed Dressing
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Creamy Poppy Seed Dressing

I’ve vowed to end my purchases of bottled dressings (or at least jazz them up by adding a few fresh ingredients), starting with this incredible creamy poppy seed dressing.
Course Dressing
Cuisine American
Keyword creamy, homemade salad dressing
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 cup
Calories 1299kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Deep South Dish

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup sugar sugar substitute works just fine
  • 3 tablespoons white vinegar
  • ⅔ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons onion grated, with juice (if you don't have any, you can just add onion powder to taste)
  • 1 teaspoons poppy seeds or a bit more, as preferred

Instructions

  • Whisk together all ingredients.

Notes

Stir before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 1299kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 113g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 951mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 70g | Vitamin A: 97IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing

Strawberries are in season here and it’s a happy time! I’ve been waiting for this moment to make this copycat of Panera’s strawberry poppy seed dressing. My patience was definitely rewarded and then some. This could easily be my favorite salad dressing of all time. Smooth strawberry flavor with just a bit of sweetness. White balsamic vinegar, while not as cheap as the dark version, is more mellow and adds a great tang.

Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing

What Is White Balsamic Vinegar?

I was curious what makes white balsamic vinegar more gentle than dark, so I Googled it. Turns out dark balsamic vinegar is aged for at least twelve years in barrels that have been fired and were previously used for other batches of balsamic vinegar. White balsamic vinegar, on the other hand, is aged at least twelve years in new barrels that have not been fired or used before. That explains the cleaner flavor! It’s perfect in this copycat Panera strawberry poppy seed dressing.

Other Berries Work Too!

After I use up this batch of dressing (read: tonight), I think I’ll try the same recipe but using raspberries instead. Or peaches. I think this same approach could work well with any good in-season fruit.

Check out my new site, Dress My Salad, for more great salad dressing ideas!

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Kakamono 2-pack Porous Squeeze Bottles,Leak Proof Refillable Condiment Container for Kitchen Use,Salad Dressings,top dispensers for ketchup mustard mayo hot sauces olive oil(10 oz)

Also try my copycat of Chipotle’s Honey Vinaigrette.

Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing
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Copycat Panera Strawberry Poppy Seed Dressing

Strawberries are in season. I’ve been waiting for this moment to make this copycat of Panera’s strawberry poppy seed dressing. My patience was definitely rewarded.
Course Salad Dressing
Cuisine American
Keyword copycat, salad dressing
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 3 cups
Calories 267kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Skinny Mom

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine all of the dressing ingredients except the poppy seeds together in a high-speed blender or food processor and mix until smooth.

Notes

Stir before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Chili Sauce for Chicken Fingers

I admit, not every meal I cook is from scratch. I’d say maybe 99% of them are home-cooked. But for that other 1% I’m a sucker for something pre-cooked, and often it’s pre-cooked chicken fingers (I use Tyson’s Crispy Chicken Strips, actually). I can’t help it. I like them. To make myself feel better about eating them I make my own sauce for dipping. This chili sauce is easy to make, which fits in well with the I-don’t-have-time-to-cook-dinner theme, and it goes great with chicken fingers.

Chili Sauce for Chicken Fingers

One Great Dipping Sauce

A little sweetness and a little fruitiness. Chili Sauce for chicken fingers is also perfect for dipping nuggets. Oh, that reminds me, check out my homemade chicken nuggets! It’s also fantastic for shrimp, boiled or deep fried. You can use thawed frozen mango and canned pineapple instead of fresh. That way you can make this sauce any time of the year.

These little sauce dipping cups are great for serving this sauce. They’re easy to clean up, too. And they’re also great for dipping nuggets, tenders or even chicken wings.

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Also try my copycat of Chick-fil-A’s chicken finger dipping sauce or my firecracker dipping sauce.

This recipe is based on a recipe from Ask Chef Dennis.

Chili Sauce for Chicken Fingers
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Chili Sauce for Chicken Fingers

This chili sauce is easy to make, which fits in well with the I-don’t-have-time-to-cook-dinner theme, and it goes great with chicken fingers.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken fingers, dipping sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 308kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Ask Chef Dennis

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
  • Serve cold or at room temperature.

Notes

Also great on wings!

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1276mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 71g | Vitamin A: 470IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Copycat Shake Shack Sauce

I was jonesin’ pretty bad for a diner burger the other day. Ya know, messy, with traditional toppings. With a great sauce. So I did a quick search around and came across this copycat of the sauce at the Shake Shack. It’s very easy to make, using ingredients that I always have on hand. It really adds a nice, smooth, flavor to a burger. It’s not a big change from what you would normally put on a burger, it just has all the great tastes in one sauce.

Copycat Shake Shack Sauce

Making Burger Sauces Is Fun!

I love making simple, yet delicious, sauces for burgers like this copycat Shake Shack Sauce. They’re a great way to kick up what might be a simple, ‘the usual’ burger.

Also check out my copycat McDonald’s Big Macs, with that awesome McDonald’s sauce. Or my grilled burgers topped with Nancy’s Special burger sauce. It’s similar to McDonald’s sauce, but with a great spicy twist.

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Also try my BBQ Thousand Island burger sauce.

Copycat Shake Shack Sauce
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Copycat Shake Shack Sauce

I was jonesin’ pretty bad for a diner burger the other day. Ya know, messy, with traditional toppings. With a great sauce. This is it.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword burger sauce, copycat
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings 1 cup
Calories 1738kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Refrigerate until ready to use.

Notes

Stir before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 1738kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 171g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 12887mg | Potassium: 1385mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 3499IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 565mg | Iron: 6mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Sriracha Mustard Sauce

This is my go-to, bring-the-heat Sriracha mustard sauce. Although it is spicy (hey, there’s Sriracha in it), and a bit mustardy, it also has a great smoky flavor thanks to the smoked jalapenos (chipotles). I keep several cans of chipotles in adobo sauce on hand at all times. It’s great mixed in not only with this sauce, but I have been known to also add it to mayonnaise and ketchup.

Sriracha Mustard Sauce

A Great All-Around Sauce

I keep a double batch of this Sriracha mustard sauce in the fridge in a big squeeze bottle. A few squirts on hot dogs, or burgers, or a sandwich, really brings the food to life. I love it as a dipping sauce for my smoked sausages, or squeezed over my cedar-planked Polish sausage sandwiches.

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Huy Fong Sriracha Chili Sauce, 28 Ounce Bottle

Don’t have or like (gasp!) Sriracha sauce? You can substitute your favorite hot sauce, from the fiery hot to the mellow mild.

Also try my maple mustard dipping sauce and my jalapeno beer mustard.

Sriracha Mustard Sauce
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Sriracha Mustard Sauce

I keep a double batch of this Sriracha mustard sauce in the fridge in a big squeeze bottle. A few squirts on hot dogs, or burgers, or a sandwich, really brings the food to life.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword mustard, sauce, spicy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 cup
Calories 1218kcal
Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Whisk together all of the ingredients until smooth.
  • Refrigerate until ready to use.

Notes

Stir before using.
Great on darned near anything.

Nutrition

Calories: 1218kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 130g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 4277mg | Potassium: 270mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 799IU | Vitamin C: 60mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Copycat Tony Roma’s Blue Ridge Smokies Sauce

This copycat Tony Roma’s Blue Ridge Smokies sauce is fantastic. It has some of your ‘standard’ BBQ sauce ingredients, such as ketchup and liquid smoke. That’s not what made it so special to me. It’s the red wine vinegar. The vinegar really adds a nice edge to the sauce. It’s like a nice combination of a KC BBQ sauce with a little North Carolina vinegar-based sauce. This is a great finger-licking sauce that screams ‘put me on a rack of smoked ribs’. So that’s what I did!

Copycat Tony Romas Blue Ridge Smokies Sauce

The Perfect Sauce For Ribs

My first experience at Tony Roma’s was in Salt Lake City, Utah, many, many years ago. I instantly fell in love with their ribs. Ribs, ribs, ribs. Tony Roma’s started my love of ribs and I now make them often at home on my own smoker. I rubbed a rack of ribs down with a copycat Famous Dave’s rib rub, let it get happy overnight, then tossed the ribs onto my Weber Smokey Mountain smoker for 6 hours. I then slathered on some copycat Tony Roma’s Blue Ridge Smokies sauce. The end result was tender, tasty, and finger-licking amazing.

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If you don’t like liquid smoke, substitute smoked salt and leave out the Kosher salt instead.

Try my copycat Tony Roma’s ribs made on the Char-Broil Big Easy.

Copycat Tony Roma's Blue Ridge Smokies Sauce
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Copycat Tony Roma’s Blue Ridge Smokies Sauce

This copycat Tony Roma’s Blue Ridge Smokies sauce is fantastic.  It’s like a nice combination of a KC BBQ sauce with a little North Carolina vinegar-based sauce.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword barbecue, BBQ, copycat, sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 491kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
  • Bring to a boil while stirring constantly.
  • Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer, stirring often, for 30 minutes or until desired consistency is achieved.
  • Sauce gets better when refrigerated overnight. Warm slightly before using.

Notes

Stir before using.

Nutrition

Calories: 491kcal | Carbohydrates: 118g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1719mg | Potassium: 1125mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 111g | Vitamin A: 617IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Country Sausage Gravy

There is truly no gravy like this country sausage gravy. It may seem like a lot of ingredients, but it is beyond worth the time. Creamy, meaty (sausage AND bacon!) and packed full of great flavors. Amazing flavors, unlike any gravy I’ve ever had.

Country Sausage Gravy

Even Better Made Over Charcoal

I like to make this country sausage gravy in a large cast iron skillet over charcoal. There’s just something about being outside early in the morning cooking up a big batch of gravy for breakfast over a hot charcoal fire. Of course you can cook it just as easily on the stove top.

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I usually serve this gravy over biscuits, but it would be incredible on a chicken-fried steak. For that matter, it’d be incredible on anything that requires sausage gravy.

Also try my country breakfast tots.

Country Sausage Gravy
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Country Sausage Gravy

There is truly no gravy like this country sausage gravy. It may seem like a lot of ingredients, but it is beyond worth the time.
Course Gravy
Cuisine American
Keyword gravy, sausage
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 658kcal
Author From the BBQ Pit Boys

Equipment

Ingredients

For the gravy

Serving suggestions

  • Hot baked biscuits
  • Chicken-fried steak

Instructions

  • Heat a large (cast-iron is best) skillet over lit charcoal (direct heat) or on the stovetop over medium-high heat.
  • Add bacon and cook until crispy. Remove to paper towel-lined plate.
  • Add the crumbled sausage and cook until browned, stirring often. Remove to a large bowl. Crumble the bacon and add to the cooked sausage.
  • Add the butter to skillet and melt.
  • Add in the onion and cook until just soft.
  • Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  • If cooking on the grill, move the skillet to indirect heat. On the stove, reduce heat to medium-low.
  • Add flour, a little at a time. Mix, and add more flour. Cook until blonde in color. If too thin, add a bit more flour.
  • Add the milk 1/2 cup at a time, mixing. Continue cooking until thickened.
  • Add the chicken bouillon cube and stir.
  • Add in the sage, thyme, and cayenne. Mix well.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste, along with the Worcestershire sauce, parsley, and green onion.
  • Add in the sausage and bacon mixture. Stir and add more milk if the gravy is too thick.
  • Serve over hot biscuits or chicken-fried steak.

Notes

You can make this wonderful gravy on the grill (using direct and indirect cooking) or stove.

Nutrition

Calories: 658kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 939mg | Potassium: 579mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 875IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 174mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Quick Cocktail Sauce

Nothing is better with boiled, steamed or roasted shrimp than a simple cocktail sauce. I could dunk shrimp in this thick tasty quick cocktail sauce all day long. This sauce went perfectly with the Bubba Gump shrimp I made on my Char-Broil Big Easy. And it was great with my Old Bay Peel’N Eat Shrimp. In the time it took the shrimp to cook I made a big batch of sauce. I was enjoying delicious shrimp in less than 10 minutes.

Quick Cocktail Sauce

Make It Spicy

Add a few shakes of your favorite hot sauce for a little kick. Or a few pinches of red pepper flake.

I usually prefer my quick cocktail sauce really cold. If I have time, I’ll stick it in the freezer for a bit just before serving.

If you prefer to use pre-made cocktail sauce with your shrimp, I can’t recommend Frog Bone’s Bayou Cocktail sauce enough. It combines the flavor of a traditional cocktail sauce with Cajun seasonings. It’s outstanding!

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This sauce is also great for dipping crispy fried shrimp.

Quick Cocktail Sauce
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Quick Cocktail Sauce

Nothing is better with boiled, steamed or roasted shrimp than a simple cocktail sauce. I could dunk shrimp in this thick tasty quick cocktail sauce all day long. 
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword cocktail, quick fix, sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 cup
Calories 374kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Whisk together the chili sauce, horseradish and lemon juice.
  • Season with black pepper, to taste.

Notes

Keep chilled until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 374kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4409mg | Potassium: 1468mg | Fiber: 22g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 1861IU | Vitamin C: 94mg | Calcium: 156mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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Red- and Black-Eyed Gravies

I love smoked spiral ham. I usually don’t need anything on it. Just give me some ham and I’ll be happy. But recently I started thinking… “Ya know, I’ve never made red-eye gravy before. I should do that.” So I did, and it was good. Very good. But then I thought, “I bet that Sriracha in red-eye gravy would be spectacular.” So I did that too, and it was beyond good. Known as black-eye gravy, it was my favorite of the two, but the competition was close. Red- and black-eyed gravies are a staple in this house.

Red- and Black-Eyed Gravies

Great Gravies For Anything

Either one of these gravies would be great on a steak, too. Or over a sliced beef rib roast. Ooooh, I need to make that. Soon. I do love red- and black-eyed gravies for sure!

I made these gravies in my cast iron skillet. There’s just something about making gravy in them that is different than using a plain ole skillet. It’s like when you make gravy for biscuits. It’s ten times better out of cast iron.

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This recipe is based on a recipe from Paula Deen.

Red- and Black-Eyed Gravies
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Red- and Black-Eyed Gravies

Red- and black-eyed gravies are a staple in this house.
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Keyword gravy
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 ounces
Calories 30kcal
Author Based on a recipe from Paula Deen

Equipment

Ingredients

For red-eye gravy

For black-eye gravy, add

Instructions

For the red-eye gravy

  • Place the bacon in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until nearly done. Remove the bacon for other purposes but keep the fat.
  • Whisk in the flour until starting to bubble.
  • Add the coffee and water. Bring to a simmer.
  • Add the butter and bouillon and stir until the butter has melted and the bouillon has dissolved.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Let simmer until the desired thickness is achieved.

For the black-eye gravy

  • Add Sriracha to red-eye gravy before seasoning with salt and pepper.

Notes

You can substitute your favorite hot sauce for the Sriracha.

Nutrition

Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.03g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg

Nutritional values are approximate.

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