Description
The way the bitter coffee marries with the sweet, smoky fat is far from unpleasant, and infinitely better than simply pouring the pan drippings over your food.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ cup chopped fatty ham scraps
- 4 (1/4 inch thick) slices ham
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup brewed coffee
Instructions
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ham scraps until browned
- about 5 minutes. Remove to a plate
- reserving the grease in the pan.
- Place ham slices in the pan and cook over medium heat until browned
- about 5 minutes on each side. Season both sides with salt
- black pepper
- and cayenne pepper. Remove ham and reserve on a plate.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and sprinkle flour over the pan drippings. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and pour in coffee into the pan. Cook and stir until combined and thickened. Season to taste. Return ham to the pan to warm through.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4