Best Biscuits and Gravy
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Best Biscuits and Gravy
Description
The Best Biscuits and Gravy recipe includes fresh homemade buttermilk biscuits served alongside a sausage-based white gravy. The gravy begins with cooking breakfast sausage in a skillet until browned, with the fat reserved unless excessive.
Flour is stirred into the sausage to create a roux, then seasoned with salt, black pepper, thyme, and garlic powder. Milk is gradually added and stirred until the mixture thickens to a creamy gravy consistency. The spices add depth while the sausage provides savory richness.
The biscuits offer a tender, flaky base to soak up the warm, peppery gravy. This dish is substantial and traditional for breakfast or brunch. Leftovers can be refrigerated and reheated gently, thinning the gravy with milk as needed. The sausage gravy also freezes well for future meals.
Ingredients
- 1 batch [buttermilk biscuits]
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 6 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme dried
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 cups milk whole
Instructions
- Make biscuits. While they are baking, prepare the sausage gravy.
- Break up sausage in a large cast skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until browned. Do not drain the grease unless there is more than 2 tablespoons or so.
- Reduce heat to medium, then sprinkle the flour over the sausage, stirring until absorbed, about 1-2 minutes. Season with the salt, pepper, thyme, and garlic powder.
- Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly until thickened to your liking, anywhere from 3 minutes to 8 minutes. If the gravy gets too thick, add a little additional milk to thin it out.
Notes
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for 3-5 days; reheat with added milk to thin the gravy if needed.
- The sausage gravy freezes for up to 3 months; thaw and reheat with additional milk before serving.
- This recipe appears in the cookbook "House of Nash Eats Everyday!", page 18.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 460 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 460kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 1090mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 400mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 194IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 139mg | 14% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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