In the Kitchen: Sausage Gravy

I have a guest chef in the kitchen today as my fiance, Tyler, exposes his roots and shares his hand-me-down Sausage Gravy recipe with us! There are no fancy ingredients and it's not hard to make, but the key to its deliciousness lies in the technique and, most importantly, the pan you use. Put away the non stick teflon, pull out the stainless steel and get ready to clog a few arteries! You will find a link to a printable recipe card at the end of this post.

Prep Time: 5 min | Cook time: 20 - 30 min | Serves about 4 - 6

Ingredients:

1 lb pork sausage (we use the kind that comes in a tube)

3 cups of milk

heaping 1/2 cup of flour

salt and pepper to taste

Cut the sausage into 1" slices and begin cooking over medium heat in a stainless steel skillet. A NON STICK SKILLET WILL NOT WORK! You want the meat to stick to the bottom of the pan so just let it sit.

In the meantime, pour the milk into a mixing bowl and add the flour.

Mix with a whisk until well blended. We use a glass bowl so it's easy to check for lumps that may be hiding on the bottom!

Now back to the sausage… continue cooking over medium high heat without stirring or moving the sausage until a thin layer sticks to the bottom of the pan. You will then begin to break up and brown the sausage, leaving a thin layer stuck to the bottom of the pan.

As the rest of the sausage is cooking, move it to one side of the pan, letting exposed grease simmer and brown onto the surface of the skillet. Move the sausage again and repeat until most of the skillet surface is covered with browned grease. This is where you get most of your flavor and the grease will not simmer down while under the sausage, it needs to be exposed in the pan.

Once the sausage is cooked, add the milk and flour mixture along with salt and pepper to taste. Cooking over medium heat, scrape the burnt sausage and grease off the bottom of the pan as it softens up. Continue cooking and stirring until gravy thickens to your liking.

If it is too thick or you would like more gravy, you can add more milk.

Serve over biscuits or toast with a side of Hashbrown Casserole and cinnamon rolls and you have a stick-to-your-ribs breakfast that is sure to please! It's also delicious over scrambled eggs, omelets and potatoes.

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