How to Make Appetizing Sausage Gravy

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Sausage Gravy. Add milk in a stream, whisking the whole time. Bring gravy to a boil and cook to desired thickness. Add more milk if a thinner gravy is desired.

Sausage Gravy This savory sausage gravy is a specialty amount country folds in our area. It's best served over fresh, hot biscuits. It makes a real "sticks to the ribs" dish that we always enjoy and carries a traditional flavor that can showcase locally produced sausage. "Biscuits and Gravy" - Orange-Ginger Biscuits with Scallion-Pork Sausage Gravy, Sesame Mustard Greens and Soy-Glazed Bacon. You can cook Sausage Gravy using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sausage Gravy

  1. It's 1 lb of ground Sage Sausage (I used Jimmy Dean brand).
  2. It's 1 lb of Hot Italian Sausage.
  3. It's 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
  4. You need 2 cup of 1% Milk.
  5. Prepare 1 dash of granulated sugar.
  6. You need of ground black pepper.

Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink. Place sausage in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Remove sausage with a slotted spoon, leaving the drippings in the pan.

Sausage Gravy instructions

  1. In a large pan, brown sausage over med-high heat until cooked through..
  2. Sprinkle flour, pepper and sugar over browned sausage and grease that has rendered. Stir flour in and continue to cook for about 5-7 minutes, until the flavors are well blended..
  3. Add milk to pan, slowly, while stirring. Sauce will begin to thicken. I generally add the milk a half cup at a time until I get a consistency I'm happy with. This is about 2 cups, sometimes more..
  4. I don't usually put sugar in the sausage gravy but added it into this one to help balance the hot, spicy sausage. If you choose to only use sage or milder sausages, eliminate the sugar. This recipe is really versatile and different spices or meats can be used. I believe, also, that any milk will work but you may need to tweak the amount some..

Stir in the butter until melted. Add milk and bring mixture to a boil. Add a little salt and pepper to taste. Test it for flavor, as you go. Add the cooked sausage back into the pan, stir well.