Tomato Gravy Recipe Backwoods Home Style

I actually had a request for this from one of my Youtube subscribers and decided why not let the whole world in on this one too, so lets do this recipe posting right now, shall we?

This food is truly a taste of Alabama country folks cooking. I mean in the BACK, BACK, BACKWOODS country where folks are already sitting at the table drinking their “hand squeezed” juice and eating breakfast by the time the old hens start clucking and the pigs start snorting out back at the barn. My Grandma’s (both of them) made countless batches of biscuits and tomato gravy in their lifetimes. I miss them both every day, really I do. When I have had a rough day and need to feel close to them, I make me some good old biscuits and tomato gravy just like they would do it. You know now that I give it some thought, I am more than certain she learned to make this from her Mother and probably her Mothers Mama too.

Enjoy a little of my families cooking as they did back then and I still do till this day.

The Store Bought Stuff: (Ingredients)

- 4 tbsp bacon or sausage grease
- 2 cups water approximately
- 1/2 small can tomato paste (3 ounces or so)
- 3 tbsp flour rounded
- Salt and pepper to taste (not too much salt now you here!)

Throwing It Together: (Preparation)

In the skillet, stir flour into grease over medium-high heat. Let flour cook and brown, keep stirring, don’t let it burn. When roux has browned up nice and pretty, pour water into skillet, while stirring with it with a whisk.

Whisk in tomato paste until well blended up in there. When gravy begins to thicken reduce heat to low. Add salt and pepper to taste. You may need to add a little more water if gravy becomes too thick now, remember that you can always thin it down if you like.

Serve with hot biscuits or toast along with some eggs and bacon or sausage for breakfast, lunch or dinner, you’ll feel because your tummy will be fuller than the old milk jug from the 7am milking!

Side Note: Some folks use chopped fresh or canned crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce in place of the tomato paste, you can do what feels best for ya!