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easy sausage gravy

Farmhouse Easy Sausage Gravy

Nothing says breakfast at Grandma's house like good old-fashioned biscuits and gravy. This easy sausage gravy is the perfect Saturday morning breakfast and will quickly become a family favorite in your home.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground sausage
  • 1/3 cup flour 42 g
  • 4 cups whole milk 976 g
  • 1 tsp salt
  • pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Heavy bottom pot
  • Measuring cups

Method
 

  1. Brown your ground sausage (1 pound) in your skillet. Once browned, coat with flour (1/3 cup, 42 g). Cook the coated sausage on medium heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. To your flour and sausage mixture add in half of the milk (2 cups, 488 g). Stir well and allow it to come to a simmer. Once it begins to thicken, pour in the remaining milk (2 cups, 488 g). Repeat the process of bringing it to a simmer.
  3. Once thickened, turn your heat down to low. Season your sausage gravy with salt (I recommend about 1 tsp) and pepper to taste. Serve over homemade biscuits and enjoy!

Notes

  • When thickening your gravy, watch it carefully to make sure it doesn't boil as not to have it burn on the bottom.
  • Give the gravy time to thicken. It may seem like it is too runny, but once it begins to bubble it will thicken quickly, so avoid adding more flour.
  • Don't rinse the sausage fat. It's important to leave it so that flour has something to bind to.