Description
Hearty southern sausage gravy brings comfort to breakfast tables across America. Creamy, rich sauce paired with fluffy biscuits delivers a satisfying morning meal you will savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (450 g) breakfast sausage (mild or spicy)
- 3 tbsps unsalted butter
- ¼ cup (30 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ cups (600 ml) whole milk
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Sausage Rendering: Crumble sausage into a spacious skillet over medium heat, cooking until achieving a golden-brown exterior and complete internal doneness.
- Flour Coating: Retain the rendered fat in the skillet and dust the cooked sausage with flour, stirring meticulously to ensure uniform coverage, then toast for two minutes to eliminate raw flour’s sharp flavor.
- Gravy Development: Gradually pour milk into the skillet, whisking consistently to prevent lumps while integrating garlic powder, onion powder, and freshly ground black pepper into the mixture.
- Sauce Refinement: Simmer the gravy, stirring continuously for 5-7 minutes until it transforms into a luxurious, creamy consistency, then adjust seasoning with strategic pinches of salt or pepper to balance the flavor profile.
- Serving Presentation: Pour the piping hot sausage gravy generously over split biscuits, ensuring complete coverage, and optionally garnish with finely chopped parsley for a vibrant visual and flavor enhancement before serving immediately.
Notes
- Control Fat Content: Choose leaner sausage varieties or partially drain excess fat to reduce overall greasiness while maintaining rich flavor.
- Prevent Lumpy Texture: Whisk milk slowly and consistently, ensuring smooth integration and avoiding clumpy gravy consistency.
- Adjust Seasoning Gradually: Start with smaller amounts of spices, tasting and incrementally adding to achieve balanced flavor without overwhelming saltiness.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Substitute dairy milk with plant-based alternatives like almond or oat milk for lactose-free version, maintaining similar creamy texture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 372
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 508 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 72 mg