Southern Tomato Gravy
This old-fashioned Southern Tomato Gravy is a comforting classic made with crispy bacon, diced tomatoes, and a simple flour gravy. Rich, savory, and full of homemade flavor, it's delicious served over warm buttermilk biscuits for breakfast, brunch, or an easy Southern supper.
Servings: 4 People
Calories: 46kcal
Ingredients
- 5 Slices of Bacon
- ¼ cup All Purpose Flour
- 14.5 ounce Canned Organic Diced Tomatoes with the juices
- 2 cups Water
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Cracked Black Pepper or to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and reserve for another use or crumble it into the gravy, if desired.
- Leave approximately 1/4 cup of the bacon drippings in the skillet. If you have more than 1/4 cup, carefully pour off the excess.
- Sprinkle the flour into the hot bacon drippings and whisk continuously for 1 to 2 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste.
- Slowly pour in the diced tomatoes with their juices, whisking until smooth. Gradually whisk in the water until well combined.
- Season with the kosher salt and cracked black pepper.
- Bring the gravy to a gentle simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently, until it has thickened to your desired consistency, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- Taste and adjust the salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve hot over freshly baked buttermilk biscuits. Garnish with sliced green onion and halved cherry tomatoes, if desired.
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Notes
Serving size is about 3/4 cup.
The gravy will continue to thicken as it cools.
For more tips preparing the recipe and serving suggestions, please see the full post.
Bacon drippings: You’ll need about ¼ cup of bacon drippings for the gravy. If your 5 slices of bacon don't render quite enough, add a little butter to make up the difference. I usually end up with too much bacon grease however and have to spoon some out of the skillet.
Milk or cream is optional: My tomato gravy is traditionally made with water, but honey, if you like yours creamier, replace some of the water with milk or add a splash of cream. There's no wrong in making it the way you enjoy it.
Season to taste: Bacon can be salty, so taste the finished gravy before adding additional salt.
Nutrition
Calories: 46kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 734mg | Potassium: 203mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 121IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg