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
- 1/3 Cup Flour
- 3 Cups Milk
- 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
- 1/4 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.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Amazing flavor, even won my mother in law over!!
This is definitely a keeper. I will probably use a little less salt next time but it was delicious! My stomach is very happy!
This is delicious! Thank you!
This turned fantastic. However, I do more then just biscuits with gravy on top. The biscuits must be hot out of the oven, and then I put one over easy egg on the biscuit, then the gravy, and to top it off homemade Pico de Gallo. The key there is I leave the seeds from the Jalapeños in, and let it all sit for 20 minutes.
How many was. Can you say YUM
I’m a biscuits and gravy fanatic and the garlic salt was a beautiful touch. Well done!
My daughter asked for biscuits and gravy for her birthday dinner and I won’t lie- I was intimidated! All the gravy I’ve made from scratch turns out like snot. 🙁 But this recipe worked great exactly as written! Everyone at the table said it was better than a restaurant. I saved the recipe to use for always!
This recipe turned out absolutely wonderful! I used spicy jimmy dean sausage and substituted almond milk and heavy cream instead of milk. I also used 1/2 almond flour and 1/: Traditional to make it lower in carbohydrates. The result was delicious paired with Keto cheese biscuits.
Absolutely delicious!! To anyone else who is making this for the first time, trust that the gravy will start to thicken. I thought I was going to have sausage milk soup and magically it all came together after just a few minutes of simmering!
Great taste, quick and easy. My husband says it is better than in the restaurant.
Does this refrigerate well?
Yes! It keeps well in the fridge for 3-4 days 🙂