How to Make Perfect Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, grits, smoked sausage, and tomato gravy. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Just another recipe I used to eat growing up. Smoked sausage was one of the rare ingredients we had growing up. So when we had it we treated it like it is Gold! This fiery dish is topped with grilled smoked sausages and a fire roasted tomato sauce that takes this incredible dish to a whole new level.

Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook grits, smoked sausage, and tomato gravy using 17 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy:

1. Make ready Grits————————
2. Take 3/4 pound smoked sausage fried
3. Take 2 cup grits
4. Take 1 teaspoon kosher salt
5. Get 8 cups water
6. Get 1/2 stick butter
7. Make ready 1/2 stick butter
8. Get Gravy——————-
9. Get 16 ounce can of diced tomatoes
10. Take 1 cup water
11. Prepare 2 tablespoons dehydrated onions
12. Get 3 cups Monterey-Colby jack cheese
13. Get 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
14. Prepare 1/4 cup vegetable oil
15. Take 2 tablespoons heaping all purpose flour
16. Prepare 1 teaspoon kosher salt
17. Get 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

In a large skillet, brown the sausage meat and break it into crumbles with your spoon. Keep browning until the sausage is completely cooked and you have some lovely crunchy pieces that are quite dark. Turn the heat off and tip the pan to one side. The secret to making a good recipe for Cheesy Grits with Andouille Sausage and Cajun Red Gravy lies in a few different techniques; such as using rendered bacon fat versus just any old oil, having your roux technique on point or following directions carefully, using a well-seasoned cast iron skillet and buying quality andouille sausage because.

Instructions to make Grits, Smoked Sausage, and Tomato Gravy:

1. Dice the smoked sausage.
2. Bring the water with the salt to boiling add the diced smoked sausage and 1/2 stick butter.
3. Add the grits to the water and sausage. Stir leaving no lumps.
4. Shred the cheese.
5. Add the cheese to the grits.
6. Now add the half stick of butter. Cover and let it melt when it has melted stir well. Then cover again.
7. Heat the oil for the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes, bacon drippings, and salt and pepper.
8. Bring to a simmer. Add the dehydrated onions.
9. Simmer for 10 minutes.
10. Add the flour
11. Stir adding in the water. Simmer a bit till your desired thickness. Taste adjust salt and pepper to taste
12. Add the grits to a bowl or plate
13. Top with tomato gravy and serve. I hope you enjoy!!

Turn the heat off and tip the pan to one side. The secret to making a good recipe for Cheesy Grits with Andouille Sausage and Cajun Red Gravy lies in a few different techniques; such as using rendered bacon fat versus just any old oil, having your roux technique on point or following directions carefully, using a well-seasoned cast iron skillet and buying quality andouille sausage because. Once the sausage has browned on both sides, add the onions and pepper and sauté with the sausage (if you are using the tomato sauce add now). Once the onions have turned color, add enough water to make gravy. Add the ketchup and cook until heated through out.

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