How To Make Country Gravy

Serves: 6

Floy Nolan

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

41

Spice

50

Sweetness

52

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Butter

1

Salt

2.5 cups

Milk (cold)

Directions:

1

Melt butter in a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat; cook sausage and bacon in the hot butter, stirring to break the sausage up into small pieces, until sausage is browned and bacon is almost crisp, about 10 minutes

2

Mix 1/2 cup green onion into sausage mixture and saute until onions are soft, about 3 more minutes

3

Stir flour into meat mixture, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, until thoroughly combined and mixture is pasty

4

Cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes to remove raw taste of flour

5

Whisk milk into meat mixture, about 1 cup at a time, until combined

6

Continue to whisk until gravy begins to thicken, about 5 minutes

7

Turn heat to medium-high, bring gravy to a simmer, and season with a pinch of cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper

8

Reduce heat to medium-low

9

Continue to simmer gravy until flavors have blended and gravy is thick, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally

10

Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon green onion and a pinch of cayenne pepper for garnish