Biscuits And Gravy Recipe

Biscuits And Gravy Recipe

20 min
6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 pound breakfast sausage
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 to 4 cups of milk, room temperature
  • 8 to 12 biscuits

Directions

  1. 1

    Remove milk from the fridge to bring to room temperature.

  2. 2

    Make biscuits according to package directions or prepare your own

  3. 3

    Add vegetable or canola oil to a large skillet with high sides or Dutch oven

  4. 4

    Heat oil over medium-high heat until hot

  5. 5

    Add sausage

  6. 6

    Crumble sausage with spatula until cooked through and brown.

  7. 7

    Reduce heat to low

  8. 8

    Remove the sausage from the skillet using slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl or plate

  9. 9

    Preserve two tablespoons of sausage fat in pan and discard the rest

  10. 10

    Add butter to the skillet and melt.

  11. 11

    Slowly add the flour, using a whisk to incorporate it in until you have a paste

  12. 12

    Add about 1 cup of milk while whisking

  13. 13

    Whisk to a smooth consistency

  14. 14

    Take your spatula and scrape up the brown bits into the gravy

  15. 15

    Add the remaining milk, approximately 1 cup at a time, while whisking.

  16. 16

    Add kosher salt and black pepper.

  17. 17

    Turn heat to low.

  18. 18

    Carefully add cooked sausage to the gravy and stir

  19. 19

    Turn off heat and let gravy sit for 5 minutes

  20. 20

    Stir gravy

  21. 21

    Serve over biscuits