Country Cooking: Sausage, Rice and Tomato Gravy

Barbarainnc · ‎03-11-2010

My granddaddy made tomato gravy, he put some canned diced tomatoes in a little of the sausage drippings. Cooked it a little. You can fry and egg and put on top if you like.

Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

Made tomato gravy many times! Good Southern dish!

software · ‎06-08-2016

I make a tomato gravy for my meatloaf, I can eat it with a spoon!

Your pic looks so good.

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

Love a good tomato gravy over pork chops:

2 tbsp bacon grease

1 chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped celery

1 tsp minced garlic

3 tbsp flour

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 cup chicken broth

1 8-oz can tomato sauce

1/4 tsp dried thyme leaf

1 bay leaf

Heat bacon grease over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion, celery, and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour and tomato paste, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth, tomato sauce, thyme, and bay leaf, then bring to boil. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

Interesting recipe! Never used tomato sauce always diced tomatoes. Didn't add celery and onion either but it surely does sound delicious!

HLP · ‎04-02-2015

Hi, Been looking for you. I don't know how to start a new blog on here, but been wanting to tell you, I've made your peanut brittle in the microwave 4 times. First time i made it it was a little over cooked. Decided my watts on mine maybe too much, so I dropped the time with the peanuts to 2 minutes instead of 3 or 5, and it's perfect.Beside my mailgirl, son, and hair dresser, and myself of course, I can't stay out of it. I thank you for it, now if I can print off this tomato recipe it will be next. Again thanks

Barbarainnc · ‎03-11-2010

HLP, you peaked my interest. Post the peanut brittle recipe, so we all can enjoy. 😊 ❤ 😊

vabreeze · ‎03-09-2010

@Barbarainnc wrote:
HLP, you peaked my interest. Post the peanut brittle recipe, so we all can enjoy. 😊 ❤ 😊

@Barbarainn, this is the recipe that HLP used:

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Re: Looking for easy Peanut Brittle Recipe

‎09-13-2018 09:49 PM

I make this in the microwave oven:

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1 1/2 cups dry-roasted peanuts

1 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

Mix sugar and corn syrup in big microwave-proof bowl and microwave on high for 3 mins. Stir and microwave for 2 more minutes. Stir in peanuts and microwave until mixture is golden brown, 3-5 mins.

Stir in vanilla and butter until melted, microwave for 1 min. Stir in baking soda. Spread mixture onto large buttered baking sheet and cool completely.

BTW Barbarainnc, that tomato gravy looks very tasty. I've never heard of it before but I think I am going to have it for breakfast later this a m with a fried egg as you mentioned..

vabreeze · ‎03-09-2010

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Love a good tomato gravy over pork chops:

2 tbsp bacon grease
1 chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 tsp minced garlic
3 tbsp flour
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup chicken broth
1 8-oz can tomato sauce
1/4 tsp dried thyme leaf
1 bay leaf

Heat bacon grease over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion, celery, and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour and tomato paste, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. Whisk in chicken broth, tomato sauce, thyme, and bay leaf, then bring to boil. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving

@deepwaterdotter

Your recipe has almost every ingredient I use when making a side dish of stovetop escalloped or stewed tomatoes. And the preparation is basically identical to yours! Instead of the tomato paste and sauce, I use canned diced tomatoes and also basil (and sometimes a bell pepper) but no chix broth. I don't care for the bread pieces usually added for thickening the diced tomato mixture. I thicken mine with either flour or cornstarch and water.... umm, maybe I will use chix broth for added flavor in my slurry the next time. My stovetop version is so much quicker than baking it. I especially like it with black eye peas, a green veggie like kale or green beans and some crusty bread--- my meatless meal. I think I'll include the pork chops next time as you do with your tomato gravy.

Glad you posted your recipe because I haven't prepared escalloped tomatoes in a long. long time!