Scrumptious Sunday - Sausage Gravy

At least once a week, I like to make something yummy. Now that I have Sundays off, it is a great day to have a little fun in the kitchen. Today's goal: homemade sausage gravy. The inspiration recipe came from this site.



Looks amazing right?!

To begin, I got my cast iron skillet nice & hot. Great gravy starts with cast iron. I used a store brand bulk breakfast sausage. Browned it, crumpling it with a spoon as it browned. Once it was cooked through, I removed the sausage & let it drain on some paper towels & newspaper. I wanted smooth, creamy gravy and did not want the sausage to prevent that.

Next I sprinkled 1/3 cup of AP flour over the grease. I whisked it to combine & to let the flour cook a about a minute. (It makes the gravy taste less like flour & more like gravy.) Next, I poured in 2 cups of milk whisking constantly to make sure the mixture was very smooth. I then whisked in the 3rd cup of milk and salt & pepper to taste. (approx 1 tsp each)

By the way, this amazing spring coil whisk makes phenomenal smooth gravy.


It is only $6 from Pampered Chef. It really gets up all the goodness off the bottom of the pan.

I let the gravy simmer on medium low heat for about 10 minutes to slowly thicken. I used this time to cook some biscuits. I was lazy & used canned biscuits. To me, the star was the gravy. The biscuits were merely a gravy delivery system.

After about 10-12 minutes, this beauty had come together.

It was beautifully thick & rich. It was all I wanted it to be. I was truly excited to put this deliciousness in my mouth. Now it was time to plate up my biscuits & pour this beauty over them. 

This is what I had dreamed about. Equipped with a fork & a cup of coffee, I was finally ready to enjoy my triumph!