BEST Sausage Gravy Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
6
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Calories
591 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Breakfast, Brunch
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Cuisine
American
BEST Sausage Gravy Recipe
Description
The gravy is prepared by browning bulk pork sausage and sautéing finely chopped onions until translucent. Bacon grease and flour are cooked together to form a golden roux, then milk is added gradually to create a thick gravy. Seasonings including chicken bouillon, salt, pepper, and optional hot sauce enhance the savory depth.
The accompanying buttermilk biscuits combine all-purpose and cake flours with baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, cold butter, and chilled buttermilk. The mixture is pulsed briefly in a food processor, then shaped and baked to yield biscuits with tender crumb and flaky layers.
This combination produces a classic southern-style breakfast or brunch item, where the creamy, savory gravy complements the soft, buttery biscuits.
Using bacon grease in the gravy intensifies flavor. Careful stirring prevents lumps, and simmering thickens the gravy properly. For creamier gravy, milk can be partially substituted with cream or half-and-half.
Ingredients
- For the gravy:
- 3 tablespoons bacon grease bacon grease strongly recommended as it will produce the BEST flavor, or butter
- 12 ounces pork sausage click link for the BEST homemade sausage recipe!, bulk
- 1/4 cup yellow onion finely chopped
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups milk can substitute a portion with heavy cream of half and half for even creamier results, whole
- 1 chicken bouillon cube or 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- hot sauce optional, a few dashes, for heat
- For the Buttermilk Biscuits:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter cut into pieces, unsalted, cold, plus 2 tablespoons
- 1 cup buttermilk chilled
Instructions
- For the Gravy: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break off/crumble the sausage into little pieces with your fingers and add them to the pan. Cook until no longer pink. Add the onions and cook until translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add the bacon grease and flour, stirring to combine and cook until the mixture is golden brown, 5-7 minutes. Add the milk gradually along with the seasonings, stirring constantly to prevent lumps. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes or until the sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper taste.
- For the Buttermilk Biscuits:Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.Combine the flours, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt in a food processor and process briefly to mix. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the buttermilk all at once and pulse just until the ingredients are moistened. Don't over-pulse.Scrape the sides and bottom of the food processor bowl and turn out the dough onto a floured work surface. The dough will be very soft. Sprinkle the dough with a little flour and gently knead the dough a few times. Pat the dough into a loose rectangle about 1 1/2 inches thick. Fold the rectangle like a letter, overlapping the short sides in the middle to make 3 layers. Pat the dough into a rectangle 1 inch thick. Use a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter dipped in flour to cut out the biscuits, pushing straight down and lifting up without twisting. Pack together the remaining scraps and cut out additional biscuits. This makes about 16 biscuits.Place the biscuits on the baking sheet, spaced about 1 inch apart, and bake for about 15-18 minutes, or until the biscuits are firm to the touch and the tops and bottoms are golden brown. Let them rest for a few minutes before slicing in half, laying them on plates, and spooning the sausage gravy over them.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 591 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 591kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 965mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 761mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 845IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 364mg | 36% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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