Time 7m Yield 4-6 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 6 Steps:
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle flour over melted butter and whisk together to form a paste. Allow this to cook for a minute. Pour in milk, all at once, whisking constantly. Add seasonings, whisking constantly. Allow the gravy to come to a boil, still whisking. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
Time 30m Yield 2 1/2 cups gravy Number Of Ingredients 4 Steps:
Cook sausage in a cast iron skillet. When done, remove sausage from pan and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat. Whisk flour into the fat and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and whisk in milk a little at a time. Return to medium-high heat and stir occasionally while the gravy comes to a simmer and thickens. (Be sure to scrape up any brown bits that might be stuck to the bottom of the pan, that’s where the flavor is.) Check seasoning, add crumbled sausage and serve over toast or biscuits.
Time 15m Yield 8 Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:
Melt butter in a 4-quart pot or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour until a paste forms. Cook, stirring constantly, until flour is a light golden color, 5 to 10 minutes. Add milk, whisking vigorously. Season with pepper, salt, sage, garlic powder, and onion powder. Cook until thickened but not boiling, about 5 minutes.
Time 20m Yield 6 servings. Number Of Ingredients 4 Steps:
In a skillet, brown and crumble sausage until fully cooked; drain. Sprinkle with flour and blend. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute. Cook until thickened. Serve over biscuits.
Time 35m Yield 6 Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Leave grease in the skillet. Heat the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot grease until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Do not drain off excess fat. Crumble the bacon and add it back to the sausage, along with the onion and garlic. Saute over medium heat until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add dried parsley. Add flour and stir until all the flour is incorporated with the fat. Slowly add 2 cups half-and-half to the mixture. Stir in pepper, salt, and paprika. Cook over medium heat until thick. If the sauce it too thick, add more half-and-half.
Time 25m Yield 3 1/2 Cups Number Of Ingredients 7 Steps:
Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, crumbling and cooking until no longer pink. Remove sausage and wipe skillet. Melt butter in same skillet over low heat. Whisk in flour and stir until smooth, about 1 minute. Whisk in milk gradually and cook, stirring constantly until thickend and bubbly (about 12 minutes). Stir in sausage, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning if desired.
