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Country Style Biscuits and Sausage Gravy (from scratch!)

Name: How to cook Country Style Biscuits and Sausage Gravy (from scratch!) - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Felice

Country Style Biscuits and Sausage Gravy (from scratch!)

A classic, American country-style breakfast especially in the south & midwest. Sausage gravy is a creamy gravy made with milk and chunks of sage-flavored 'breakfast sausage.' It's almost always eaten spooned over hot breakfast biscuits. Use store-bought breakfast sausage or make your own with the ingredients listed below.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

30 mins

200 g

Fatty ground pork

1/4 tsp

salt

1/4 tsp

black Pepper

1/2 tsp

dried sage, or 1 tsp fresh

1-2 pinches

cayenne pepper or red chili pepper powder

1-2 pinches

ground nutmeg

300 g

Flour

2 1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/2 tsp

baking soda

1 tsp

sugar

240 ml (1 cup)

buttermilk (or 225 milk + 1 Tbsp lemon juice)

60 g

unsalted butter, chilled

1 Tbsp

melted butter

240 ml (1 cup)

whole milk

200 g

sausage from above or store bought

1 Tbsp

flour

1 Tbsp

butter if needed

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

SAUSAGE: Ingredients for sausage! Adjust cayenne pepper to desired spice level. Nutmeg is optional.

* Step 2

Mix together all spices and salt with pork. Use a fork and don't mash too much. Let sit for a few hours if possible.

* Step 3

BISCUITS: Ingredients! You can use shortening or lard in place of butter. If you don't have buttermilk, mix 120 ml milk + 120 ml yogurt (OR 225 ml whole milk + 1 Tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar + pinch salt. Let it sit for 30 minutes.)

* Step 4

Mix flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar.

* Step 5

Cut in chilled butter using two forks, or massage in with hands, until it forms pea-size lumps.

* Step 6

It will look something like this.

* Step 7

Slowly add the buttermilk and mix roughly with a fork. Be careful not to knead it.

* Step 8

Mix until the dough sticks together in a big lump.

* Step 9

Line a baking pan with wax paper, etc. Using a spoon, scoop out chunks of biscuit dough and just drop it on the pan. Leave a little space in between biscuits.

* Step 10

Preheat oven to 425/220. Bake for 15-16 min until golden brown.

* Step 11

Remove from oven and brush with melted butter. Let sit for 2-3 min on the pan.

* Step 12

GRAVY: While biscuits are baking, prepare the gravy!

* Step 13

Heat a frying pan on medium and fry the sausage until browned. Crumble it up into chunks as you're frying.

* Step 14

Remove browned sausage, leaving the fat in the pan. Add 1 Tablespoon flour to the pan and 1 Tablespoon butter if there isn't much oil from the sausage.

* Step 15

Saute the flour and fat/butter for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.

* Step 16

Slowly pour in about 1 cup of milk.

* Step 17

Bring the milk to a simmer on medium. Stir frequently to prevent burning.

* Step 18

Add the browned sausage and simmer for about 3 minutes until the gravy thickens. Stir frequently.

* Step 19

Add more milk if it's too thick. Add salt and pepper to taste (I added about 1/4 tsp each).

* Step 20

Serve with hot biscuits. There's a couple ways to eat: - You can break up the biscuits and pour gravy over top - Slice the biscuit and half and pour over gravy - Or just leave the biscuits whole and pour over top!