Simple Sausage Gravy
Quick and easy sausage gravy for biscuits and gravy, chicken fried steak, and more.
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground sausage
- 3 Tbl butter or lard
- ⅓ cup flour
- 2 cups milk
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brown the sausage in a pan over medium heat, then transfer to a separate bowl until the end. You do not need to drain the grease unless there is an excessive amount.½ lb ground sausage
- In the same pan, melt the butter or lard. Then add the flour and whisk it all together to form a thick paste.3 Tbl butter or lard, ⅓ cup flour
- In small increments, add the milk to the fat and flour mixture, whisking in between each addition. As you continue to repeat this process, the gravy will increase in volume and become smoother.2 cups milk
- Once all the milk is incorporated, add salt and pepper to taste. It does not need to be particularly salty because sausage tends to add a lot of salt as well.salt and pepper to taste
- Lastly, return the sausage to the pan and mix it in to complete the gravy.