Best Sausage Gravy is the most simple and flavorful country gravy from scratch! This mouthwatering gravy is perfect with your favorite biscuits and ready super fast!
What is Sausage Gravy?
Biscuits and Sausage gravy is a classic staple breakfast dish in the Midwest and South. It's one dish that I particularly look forward to having on a chilly fall or winter morning. While we all know that sausage gravy isn't the healthiest dish in the world it is some of the best stick to your ribs comfort food out there! I highly recommend serving this gravy with my Easy Homemade Drop Biscuits, they are so simple to make!
Can I Make Sausage Gravy the Night Before?
Yes, you can! Make the gravy as directed in the recipe card below. Allow the gravy to cool completely, then, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. To reheat the gravy, pour it into a medium saucepan and warm over medium-low heat while stirring occasionally until heated through.
How do you Make Sausage Gravy?
- The first step to making this gravy is to cook one pound of pork breakfast sausage. You can use mild, hot, maple, or any type of pork sausage that you prefer.
- Once the sausage is browned through with no pink remaining you will add two tablespoons of butter directly to the cooked sausage and allow it to melt.
- Next, sprinkle your flour over the sausage. You will stir the flour into the sausage for 1-2 minutes until that "raw flour" smell is gone. The flour and fat mixture is what will allow your gravy to thicken.
- Pour in the milk slowly while whisking. Your gravy will continue to thicken and bubble as your pour in the milk.
- Once the milk has all been added to the skillet, you will add your seasonings. Allow the gravy to simmer for 2-3 minutes until thickened, then serve right away.
- This gravy can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days for best results.
What to Eat Sausage Gravy With:
As I mentioned above, we like this gravy best with my homemade drop biscuits. Any kind of biscuits your family likes will work just fine though. Sausage gravy is also great over fried breakfast potatoes, hashbrowns, grits, and toast.
Enjoy!
~Nichole
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Best Sausage Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Ground Pork Sausage
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- ⅓ Cup Flour
- 3 Cups Milk
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Seasoned Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Salt, More to taste
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper, More to taste
Instructions
- Brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink.
- Add the butter to the pan and stir it around until melted.
- Sprinkle the flour over the sausage and stir for 2 minutes.
- Pour the milk into the sausage and flour mixture slowly, whisking constantly until smooth.
- Whisk in the seasonings. Taste the gravy and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Serve immediately with your favorite biscuits.
So good, do you remember the girl from Cheers Kristy she pours
the milk and flour in a jar with a lid and shake the heck out of it & no lumps.......awesome!! works every time !!!
I love this recipe it’s simple and it taste so delicious . How do used it multiple times and I was had a good turn out
Wowza! I’ve never made sausage gravy before. Based upon the 5 star reviews and the ease of this recipe, I made it today for some girlfriends I had over for a brunch. I put it over Pillsbury Grands halved biscuits. It was absolutely delicious and everyone agreed!!!
Just made this recipe for the first time and will be making it again..and again!
Was frying sausage and making biscuits when my Grandson asked if I was making gravy. Googled and got your recipe, it was a total win for Grandpa, Thank you soooo much
I am in tears right now. This is the closest thing to my Grandma's gravy. Thank you
These are fantastic! It’s definitely my go-to for pumpkin pancakes now! I do have my own pumpkin spice recipe, so I cut the nutmeg in half and added an equal amount of cloves and a smattering of black pepper.
Hi, could you substitute almond or coconut milk for the regular milk?
Family loved it. Used deer sausage and homemade biscuits.
Excellent gravy
Creamy, perfect ratio of sauce to sausage. Delish!!!’
Made this for my boyfriend for his birthday and he would not stop raving about it! I scrambled a few eggs and added them in per his request and I think I could eat this for the rest of my life.
Most excellent! Best recipe for sausage gravy I have tried so far! Thank you.
The BEST sausage gravy that I've ever made and now I will ONLY use this recipe! ?
Delicious! Homemade at its best.
I've tried making sausage gravy for years. I never had it taste like the gravy served at restaurants until I used your recipe. My husband is thrilled. Thank you Sooooo much for posting this recipe!! It is THE BEST!!
Excellent flavor and super fast! Great hearty breakfast for those cold winter morning s here in the Northwooda of WI?
Perfect recipe! Family loved it!
I'm a Yankee who married a Southern boy. We've been together for 7 years and I figured it was about time I try to make biscuits and gravy from scratch, like his mom did. He absolutely LOVED this gravy. Added some minced onions (we loveeee onions) & a tad bit more salt. It was so easy to make! Will definitely be making this for him more often with this recipe.
Using butter is better. I always wondered why mine didn't taste as good as the restaurants.
I drained the sausage grease.
I used homemade biscuits made from our sourdough starter.
The sausage was plenty salty enough.
My wife only will drink skim milk so I put a dollop of sour cream and a little heavy cream with the milk.
I put a little homemade Tobasco sauce on mine only, too spicy for my wife.
BTW, We grew a tabasco plant last summer. It grew hundreds of beautiful, useful peppers.
Pro-tip -- LEAVE THE GREASE IN -- that is what makes the restaurant and my mom's SO good.
Excellent recipe here!!
Absolutely leave the grease in! That's the flavor. NEVER drain the grease !