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Homemade Sausage Gravy Recipe
This delicious homemade sausage gravy is a rich, savory sauce that comes together in no time and is the perfect topping for biscuits.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 363 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound breakfast sausage
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups whole milk
Instructions
- Add the sausage to a large frying or cast-iron pan over low to medium heat to help lightly brown and render the fat.
- Continually stir the sausage to help break it up into smaller bitesize pieces until browned and cooked throughout. This takes about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Remove the sausage and set it to the side on a plate.
- Add the butter to the pan and wait for it to melt over low to medium heat.
- Once melted, whisk in the flour until combed to form a roux.
- Next, pour in the milk while whisking to combine the roux with the milk, and turn the heat to high to bring the mixture to a boil. It should become very thick, like an alfredo sauce.
- Turn the heat down to low and cook while occasionally whisking until the starch flour taste is gone, which takes 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add back in the cooked sausage and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper.
- Serve with optional garnishes of chopped fresh sage, thyme, and red pepper flakes.
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Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make this recipe up to 2 days ahead for freshness. Keep cool until ready to use.
- How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can freeze this, but the sauce may break, and you will need to rethicken it.
- How to Reheat: Add the desired amount of sausage gravy to a small saucepot and heat over low heat until hot. You may need to rethicken it with a small amount of roux or thin it with a few tablespoons of milk.
- Additional ingredients you can add to the sausage gravy would be fresh or dry sage, thyme, or red pepper flakes.
- The roux is activated in the milk once it comes to a boil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
363kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
79mg
(26%)
Sodium
543mg
(23%)
Potassium
438mg
(13%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
379IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
208mg
(21%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 363
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 363kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 79mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 543mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 438mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 379IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 208mg | 21% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.