Easy Red Eye Gravy
This red-eye gravy recipe uses ham stock cubes instead of ham drippings so you can make it from scratch to serve with any meal. 
ham stock cubes
4
instant coffee granules
2 ½
tablespoons
water
2
cups
butter
3
tablespoons
all-purpose flour
3
tablespoons
ground black pepper
1
teaspoon
 Dissolve ham stock and coffee granules in water in a large mixing bowl to create a stock.
  Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; add flour. Cook butter and flour, stirring constantly, until brown, to create a roux, about 5 minutes.
  Add stock mixture, ½ cup at a time to the roux, stirring constantly, until it has the consistency of gravy, 5 to 7 minutes.
  Stir in black pepper. Remove from heat. Serve warm with meal of choice.
