Grandpa's Tomato Gravy

Grandpa's simple tomato gravy recipe can be served over rice, pasta, biscuits, or grits. But it is really a sauce (because it does not contain flour).

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 163 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon white sugar, or more to taste
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 8 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fat starts to render, about 2 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until onion softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes and tomato sauce; season with sugar and black pepper. Simmer until sauce is reduced by at least one-fourth and up to one-third, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir in butter just before serving.