red-eye gravy

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red-eye gravy

noun red-eye gravies · redeye gravy

  1. countable, uncountable A thin sauce found in Southern US cuisine, made from the drippings of pan-fried country ham mixed with black coffee. Some folks put a slice of ham and a ladle-full of red-eye gravy on them. Red-eye gravy comes from the juices of cooked ham boiled with coffee or water. Red-eye gravy gets its name from the red, greasy "eye" that forms on top[…]

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@misc{red_eye_gravy_2026,
  title = {red-eye gravy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/red-eye%20gravy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}