Tomato gravy is a classic Southern sauce that’s best when served with biscuits.

Learn how to make tomato gravy.

What Is Tomato Gravy?

Southern Living Tomato Gravy on biscuits

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There’s lots of room to make do with what you have.

If you don’t have pan drippings, butter can be mixed with flour for aroux.

How Do You Peel Tomatoes for Tomato Gravy?

ingredients for tomato gravy

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ensure your tomatoes are good and ripe so that they release their liquid into the gravy.

Be sure to have your ingredients measured and ready to gothis gravy comes together fast.

Reheat on the stovetop until hot throughout before serving.

stirring tomato gravy

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Add onion and rosemary.

Cook, stirring often, until onion is softened and rosemary is fragrant, about 5 minutes.

Add flour and broth:

Add flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.

tomato gravy on biscuits

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Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute.

Cook until mixture has turned pink, stirring and crushing constantly, about 2 minutes.

Serve:

Discard rosemary.

cooking onion and rosemary in a dutch oven

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Serve tomato gravy over biscuits, hot cooked grits, or pork chops.

flour added to onion and rosemary

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cooking roux for gravy

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tomato gravy cooking

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tomato gravy

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