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.
The absolute best gravy! Taste like just like your neighborhood restaurant 😋. Amazing!!!
Best sausage gravy!
Even added a little maple syrup and fennel to the recipe. Wouldn’t change a thing.
I made this recipe for the 1st time a few months back and OMG...it was amazing! We have had it every week since then! Thank you for sharing! It's amazing!!
I’ve never had sausage gravy and was asked to make it by the senior I work for. He loved it! Thanks for a great recipe.
Yummy! This tasted great with your drop biscuits. My kids are it all...even though I double batched both recipes.
I've made this several times and it is so delicious every time! Thank you for sharing!
Perfection!! Thank you
Perfect recipe!! I added a few red pepper flakes while browning the meat to kick it up a notch.
Look no further...this recipe is perfect as written
The sausage gravy recipe I have been searching for. The flavor is great. My search is over!
Mimosa's, sausage gravy and biscuits. Can't beat it. Recipe is super easy and delicious, no complaints.
Excellent!
So easy and so good!
Excellent
Simple and delicious!
Fire
Great recipe.....but want to kick it up...use canned milk,really adds to the flavor of the gravey !
Like evaporated milk? What kind of canned milk?
Evaporated would make most sense as you wouldn't want sweetened condensed.
Personally, I use Jimmy Deans Sage sausage and whole milk but replace 1/3 with light cream. Use fresh ground pepper if possible and salt to taste. So, so delish.
Fantastic. Very flavorful as written. Be patient with the gravy with a constant stir as directed. Takes a bit of time to thicken and all of a sudden it's a perfect silky gravy! Loved it! No need to adjust anything! Will be making this recipe over and over again Thanks!!!
I have made this so many times and it always comes out perfect!! Thank you for this quick and delicious recipe.