Red-Eye Mayonnaise

Red-eye gravy, for the great mass of Europeans who may not know better, is made by using coffee, often instant coffee, to deglaze a frying pan in which country ham has been fried. It is traditionally poured over grits. This is our riff on red-eye gravy, which is a way of not calling it coffee-flavoured mayonnaise. We serve it alongside our country ham platters, but it’s excellent in a sandwich with country—or any—ham, too.