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Southern Sausage Gravy

A delicious southern staple for breakfast this gravy is perfect atop fresh warm biscuits.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb breakfast sausage
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 4 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 2 C 2% milk you can use whole milk as well
  • 1 tsp kosher salt I use Morton's

Instructions
 

  • In a large cast iron skillet over medium heat brown the sausage until cooked through and no longer pink.
  • Once cooked, drain onto a paper towel lined large dinner plate or bowl.
  • Return pan to the heat.
  • Add the butter into the empty skillet. Once melted add in the flour and stir until the flour is "melted" into the butter and no lumps remain. About 1-2 minutes.
  • Add in the milk and stir until well combined. Continue to stir occasionally until the milk becomes thicker. About five minutes.
  • Stir in the salt.
  • Add back in the sausage and stir to combine. Cook until the sausage is warm then pull off the heat and serve over warm biscuits.
Keyword biscuits, breakfast, sausage, southern,