TOMMY'S TOMATO GRAVY

Tommy's Tomato Gravy image

Delicious Southern-style gravy to serve over biscuits or rice. It's been my youngest son's favorite since he was a little boy. Serve while still hot!

Provided by COMFYPALATE

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Time 25m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 teaspoons white sugar
1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
3 ½ tablespoons self-rising flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 ½ tablespoons margarine
1 ½ cups milk

Steps:

Sprinkle sugar directly into opened can of tomatoes. Mix flour, salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
Heat margarine in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Sprinkle flour mixture into melted margarine, stirring constantly. Increase heat to medium-high; continue stirring flour mixture until dissolved and bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes; cook and stir until flour mixture is fully incorporated, about 5 minutes.
Stir milk, 2 to 3 tablespoons at a time, into tomato mixture; increase heat to high. Cook and stir sauce until warm and thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 62.8 calories, Carbohydrate 6.5 g, Cholesterol 2.9 mg, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 261.4 mg, Sugar 3.6 g