re: Holiday Recipe Thread - Sides

Tasso Gravy

This is similar to Popeye's gravy that goes on their mashed potatoes, but with the best ingredients. It tastes MUCH, MUCH better.

3 Tbs vegetable oil
4 chicken gizzards
1/3 cup minced green bell peppers
1/2 cup ground beef
3/4 cup ground pork tasso
4 cup water
14 oz chicken broth
14 oz beef broth
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 Tbs flour
1 1/3 Tbs milk
1 1/3 Tbs distilled white vinegar
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp fresh coarse ground black pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp dried parsley flakes

1. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large saucepan. Saute chicken gizzard in the oil for 4 to 5 minutes until cooked. Remove gizzards from the pan and finely mince.

2. Add bell pepper to the saucepan and saute it for 1 minute. Add the ground beef and ground tasso to the pan and cook it until it's brown. Use a potato masher to smash meat into tiny pieces as it browns.

3. Add water and beef broth to the pan. Immediately whisk in cornstarch and flour. Add remaining ingredients and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gravy for 30 to 35 minutes or until thick.

Yield: 6 cups