Grandma's own! Adjust the milk to the thickness you like. Works with bacon, too. Serve hot over freshly baked biscuits!
Very simple to make. The first night I thought it was a little bland so I would have only rated it with three stars. Luckily I had the left overs for lunch the next day. What a differnce that made! The sausage flavor had time to really blend with the gravy to make a wonderful meal. Next time I will simmer the gravy longer before serving to give it the extra flavor it really needs.
Read MoreMade this way it was almost bland. After I added some salt and a tablespoon of fresh cracked pepper it was great.
Read MoreVery simple to make. The first night I thought it was a little bland so I would have only rated it with three stars. Luckily I had the left overs for lunch the next day. What a differnce that made! The sausage flavor had time to really blend with the gravy to make a wonderful meal. Next time I will simmer the gravy longer before serving to give it the extra flavor it really needs.
This is your basic sausage gravy. After trying several recipes from this site, our favorite gravy recipe is the "Country Sausage Gravy". It is loaded with flavor!! I did add garlic and onion powder, as well as a bit of dried herb seasoning.
This is really good, but SO much better if it has the chance to sit overnight. When it's first done the flour is very easy to taste, but the next day all of the flavors have blended nicely.
Yep, this is it! I never had this growing up - this is something I learned about after meeting my (Texan) in-laws... and I was an instant fan. I giggled when I read the "you can add some sausage back in" instructions because I always make this with at LEAST half a pound of sausage in the gravy. Chunky is better! I know some recipes call for sage sausage, and even though I have a love affair with maple sausage, I wouldn't use anything but plain for gravy. Just too darn good to mess around with it! If you're looking for a biscuit recipe to go with, try Mom's Baking Powder Biscuits here. Not fancy, just delicious and easy. Enjoy!
I did the bacon version after cooking some bacon....it turned out great! The bits from the pan made it color up really nice. I put cayenne pepper in with the roux, I think it helps with the flour taste. I've also heard that cooking the roux for at least the five minutes is important to not get the flour taste. Probably why grandma burnt hers a bit on purpose!
I had never made this before because I thought it would be too complicated, however, it was so easy to make. My husband liked it a lot. I added some cayenne pepper to make it a little spicy.
I wanted to make this for my husband even though it was something I had never liked. I followed this recipe but added the butter from "Bob's" recipe and it was wonderful. Even I liked it! :>)
I am new to cooking and this was very simple to fix. It was fantastic. I mixed the crumbled sausage in with the gravy.
This recipe was great!! it was simple and my boyfriend loved it!! I'll definitely make this again!
This is a very good simple recipe, but seasoning is wholly dependent on sausage used, which is fine, just make sure the stuff you use is good or it may be a bit blend. Always use local meat shop breakfast sausage and it comes out very good.
I tasted this while cooking and thought it needed at least a little extra seasoning...I added freshly ground black pepper and some dried crumbled sage. Skipped a step to make this even easier and just drained the grease off the sausage, leaving about 1 tblsp in the skillet. Then sprinkled a good heaping tblsp of flour over the meat and combined well, cooking for a minute or so. Then added the milk (didn't measure, just kept adding until the thickness was right.) Served this over thick slices of buttered french bread that I toasted under the broiler.
Oh wow.......incredible! I used Jimmy Dean sage bulk sausage which was really flavorful. I used quite a bit more flour than suggested and it came out just perfect. The simplicity of this recipe is down home, authentic and needs no bells or whistles. Sunny side up eggs went very nicely with with this biscuits and gravy dinner which my family absolutely adored Denyse. Thank you!
One of the best simple sausage gravies I had and very easy to make. Instead of putting sausage to the side, I poured the prepared gravy over the sausage to place on my hot biscuits in the morning :)
Delicious! I added a half teaspoon of Paprika and a dash of red pepper for extra heat.
i added 1/4 tsp black pepper and 1/2 tsp sage and 1/2 tsp thyme good and simple
Easy to make, I used a pound of our "home-grown" sausage we put up last month (because it was not too fatty I had to add a tablespoon of vegetable shortening to the roux) - I heated my milk in the microwave so that it was hot when I poured it into the roux. I added very little salt and about a 1/4 tsp of freshly ground pepper. It was very good. I imagine it would be even better if left to sit overnight for the flavors to blend.
We used Lamb Sausage (rather than pork) for this. Had to play around with the flour/milk ratio to get the right texture but overall it was excellent.
Just like Grandma's!
Tried biscuts and sausage gravy for the first time this morning and couldn't have done it without this recipe. It was wonderful...Thank you so much, nice & easy to do.
This is best when you use Jimmy Dean Hot sausage and add cayenne pepper to the gravy...but I like my food spicy! I add the sausage back to the pan after the gravy starts to thicken. SO GOOD!
I simmer this a bit longer in with the sausage. It really has a great flavor the next day though.
Made this way it was almost bland. After I added some salt and a tablespoon of fresh cracked pepper it was great.
AWESOME with biscuits! I didn't think I'd ever be able to get the real NC mountain taste of biscuits and gravy- but this sure hit the spot! I added salt to taste and cayenne for a little kick. It tasted like home :)
Just what I was looking for! It is better if it sits a few hours before serving.
For more favor try cooking the gravy in the pan with the sauage. This is a great base to start with. I break up my sauage into small pieces, cook in a 2 qt. sauce pan stirring often. When it gets a little brown I add a tablespoon of butter and my flour. Cook this, stirring constantly. Once it starts to get brown I add my milk, stir until it is thickened the way I want it. If your gravy gets too thick, add a little more milk or water to thin it. Just remember a sauce or gray made with flour will continue to thicken after you quit cooking it.
This is a very good, simple recipe, especially if you want to get food on the table in 15 minutes or less. I am a vegetarian so I changed the recipe as follows: I used a soy "meatless sausage" instead of real sausage, and when it did not produce enough grease to make the gravy, I simply added 2 TBS of olive oil to the pan and proceeded with the recipe as it is written. When finished, I poured the "sausage" gravy over biscuits, and it was wonderful.
This was so easy to make and so delicious! I like serving this over hashed browns. Terrific recipe!
Really easy to make & so tasty. I added a pinch of pepper & some salt to add flavor. The sausage added a lot of flavoring too. I had rave reviews on this gravy & have shared it with friends.
This recipe was very easy and fast to make!! I added Bob Evans savory sage sausage to give it a spicy taste. My husband and I loved it!!
Great recipe - the only way to make sausage gravy. If you like spicy, add a can of well-drained RoTel tomatoes after it's had time to simmer for a bit. Yum!
Wonderfuly Gravy recipe! My husband is very set on what he wants for breakfast on the weekends. He was a little leary when i told him that i wanted to make biscuits & sausage gravy instead...He loved it so much, he has now requested to have it every weekend :) New family favorite! Thanks for the new recipe!
awesome base...i added onion powder, garlic and black pepper...and because i used maple sausage, i added a tablespoon of maple syrup....put the whole mix over fried potatoes...my husband said "it's good enough to go over ice cream" ha ha ha...that's my hubby!
Easy and delicious! Added salt and pepper. I've never been good at making gravy, but this one came out great.
Almost tastes like Grandma's... I added a half tsp of salt and a little fresh cracked black pepper. This was great over biscuits.
Made this today for our church Mens breakfast and it was a huge hit. Made servings for 30. Took awhile but it worked,
This is the recipe I use and it is very good. You need to season to taste with salt and pepper I also use accent and that really brings out the flavor. Good hearty breakfast or for any meal.
Good basic recipe, but needs assistance of at least salt and pepper to bring out the sausage flavor and slightly suppress the flour flavor. Found that the recipe does not seem to scale well, or the original yield of 12 servings is far off. Tried to scale to 1/2 size (6 servings), and barely had enough for two biscuits.
To be honest, gravy has never been one of those things I could do... until this recipe. Amazing! I do agree that pepper is required, though.
oh my gosh that was amazing!!!! i have never been able to make sausage gravy and its always come out disgusting but this time i fell in love :]
This recipe is something I have been looking for and very happy I found and tried. It was delicious and very easy to make. My husband also enjoyed it. Thank you! Pam Federico
This is a fantastic recipe for bacon gravy. Very delicious, thanks for the entry!
This is a great base recipe that I will use often! I made sausage links and didn't have quite enough grease so added a little butter. Added salt and pepper at the end and it was delicious! I'm getting ready to make it again using bacon this time.
I made this for my husband's birthday breakfast. First time at ever making "biscuits and gravy" and I have to admit, I had to do some research because I couldn't understand the whole concept of a biscuit with just gravy on it. But I made it because my husband loves this breakfast. He thought it was very, very good. Five stars! I did crumble some sausage in with it and added some pepper. He loved it.
maybe I missed something? I added vegit and salt and blk pepper. this was too bland and flat to me. I couldnt serve it with my meal. it will be washed down the drain.
My very Southern fiancee asked for biscuits and gravy one morning and this was an instant hit! I did use a hot pork sausage for some extra kick and it turned out really good!
My family loves this recipe. I use turkey sausage instead of pork so there's very little grease in the pan, so i used butter. it still came out delicious.
Good recipe and tasty results. We make sure to use the same pan that we fried the sausage in and each batch is different on how much flour and how much milk. For us, it is a must to use black pepper also. You can also use bacon/bacon grease as well. This is good country cooking. Thanks.
Good basic idea, though I did make a small addition. I sauted some yellow onion in the "fat" before making my roux. I also added black pepper as a reviewer before me suggested. All in all, very yummy! Great on mashed potatoes :)
Super super yummy! This was my first time making sausage gravy and it was a hit with my entire family! Very easy to make and delicious!
Really good. It does need some salt and pepper added in though. I also added some diced onion to grease before adding in the flour.
I was looking for a recipe to make something close to my Great-Grandma's sausage gravy, and this was just the ticket - so close, it was like I was a kid in my grandma's kitchen again.
This was really simple. I used bacon and served over toast. I recommend adding the cooked meat to the gravy. Thanks! :-)
This is a good basic gravy. I didn't have sausage available so I used bacon as a substitute and added black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika, and garlic powder to bring out more flavor. If you're cooking with bacon or prepackaged sausage I would skip adding salt.
very good gravy...i did add a little sea salt to add some more taste...very easy too..I love easy things......thanks for sharing...
This was he best. I tried other ones but this is the one.I had it tonight for supper. didn't change anything. thank you so much for recipie.
Easy to make. I like to add red pepper and Cajun seasoning to my gravy to give it a kick.
This is a very good basic gravy! I added salt and pepper to taste and used crumbled roasted bell pepper and caramelized onion sausage in it! Delicious!
Didn't have my tablespoon on had so may have used too much flour. But I will make this again.
Simple and delicious!
I added butter and used 1/3 c of flour to make the roux because I used the 2lb roll of sausage. I also added about 4 oz of cream cheese to make the gravy richer.
Recipe is great. The sausage I used didn't have much grease so I used 2 Tbsp butter in my pan after frying the sausage. Added salt, pepper and a little garlic powder as well as a tsp of chicken bouillon. (tip from a local restaurant!). Yummy!!
We all loved it!! I added 2 more TB of flour, used all 3 cups of milk at once, and added a few shakes of seasoned salt. I let it simmer a while until it was as thick as I liked it and flavorful. Simple and delicious!! :)
Just remember to season to taste! Made it perfect my first time ever making gravy :) Thank you!
loved it! i was making in smaller portions for the two of us so i used a couple of chopped links for each of us(bought in bulk then portioned and put in freezer). i added a bit of butter to sausage fat to stretch it a bit and a touch of pepper to it as it thickened. i thought it was the perfect breakfast with Nancy Horsburg's Fluffy Biscuit recipe and a fried egg. :o) (I made the gravy once with maple sausage and boyfriend preferred it, though i thought it was odd.)
It's all about the roux people! Take your time and do it right (like gumbo, the roux should be the color of am old penny) amd you don't need amything else, not even a pinch of salt.
Basically followed this recipe to a T, except instead of draining the fat I kept allof it to use as a roux. I added quite a bit of black pepper and about 1/4tsp of salt. It was great. I had enough to have leftovers the next day and it was even better.
So easy to make and delicious. I did add some salt and pepper to give it a little flavor. Reminds me of Moms gravy.
This would be a perfect basic sausage gravy recipe if salt and pepper was listed in the ingredients. Had to give 4 stars for that. Would be great with other additions too, onions, garlic, or even some fresh grated nutmeg, which is perfect in gravies :)
We love this and it is a breakfast item I make regularly! I use Jimmy Dean Hot breakfast sausage and I increased the flour to 1/4 cups. I also add minced garlic while it is cooking. Yum!
It was fairly easy. Since I live alone, I made only a half recipe. Still, it made so much, I had to put half of my leftovers in the freezer! The only hard bit was waiting 5 minutes or more for the roux to darken up a bit. I did add Sage to my gravy.
Follow directions exactly as stated with the exception I had some half and half, I needed to use
Very good. I hadn't made homemade gravy in a very long time and was glad I found this recipe. I will double next time since my 2 sons and husband went crazy over this gravy!
I did the bacon version and it wasn't that great. I think the sausage would be much better. I think it was just my personal preference, but I felt like I was eating bacon grease (I was). It definitely needs salt and pepper.
The gravy pretty bland but I didn't want to make it again so I started adding salt and pepper. That just added a little bit of flavor so (this may sound weird) I added a little bit of mozzarella cheese and butter to it. That made it taste pretty good so I kept adding salt and pepper and it tasted pretty good when it was done.
My family substitutes coffee for the milk; makes a fine gravy. I'm 67, and my grandmother taught this to me - with coffee.
My family substitutes coffee for the milk; makes a fine gravy. I'm 67, and my grandmother taught this to me - with coffee.
I love this recipe! Only i didn't read it well the first time I made it. I threw ALL of the sausage in the gravy. I served it to my husband and a few friends and was thrilled to hear they loved it! They said it was better then any restaurant they had ever eaten it at! "All that sausage!!!! " was the response. they said the restaurants never put enough sausage in it!
Its easy, its delicious.......made it for the 4th time and this time substituted the flour with 1 1/2 tbps of corn starch. Equally yummy and not so filling
