How To Make Country Gravy
Serves: 6
Floy Nolan
1 January 1970
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Prep time (avg)
4.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 tbsps
Butter1 pinch
Cayenne Pepper (for garnish)1
Salt2.5 cups
Milk (cold)1 tbsp
Green Onion (chopped)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