Sausage Gravy, Classic

Classic sausage gravy, usually served on biscuits but I guess you could serve it on other things. Good late night breakfast. An nutritious part of any hangover remedy.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Course Breakfast, Hangover, Late Night Feeding

Cuisine Southern American

Servings portions

Calories 676 kcal

Equipment

1 skillet, cast iron, 12 inch (w/lid)

Ingredients

16 oz breakfast sausage, bulk
1 oz fat if needed
32 fl oz half and half
50 g flour, wheat, all purpose
3 g salt, kosher to taste
5 g pepper, black, fresh cracked to taste
1 g thyme, dried
1 g pepper, cayenne, dried, ground to taste
15 ml sauce, Worcestershire, Lea and Perrins

Instructions

Fire up your pan on high.
Cook your sausage, breaking it up while it cooks.
16 oz breakfast sausage, bulk
When your sausage is done, look at the amount of fat left in the pan. This is a judgement call on your part. If you think it's too dry, add your favorite fat and bring it up to temp.
1 oz fat
Sprinkle your flour, thyme, and half your black pepper over your sausage and incorporate.
50 g flour, wheat, all purpose, 1 g thyme, dried, 5 g pepper, black, fresh cracked
Lower your heat to medium, add your Lea and Perrins, and 24 ounces of your half and half. Whisk to incorporate and prevent flour blobs.
32 fl oz half and half, 15 ml sauce, Worcestershire, Lea and Perrins
Cook until the half and half starts to tight up. Keep it moving.
Turn off the heat and adjust your seasoning with salt, the rest of the pepper, and the cayenne.
3 g salt, kosher, 1 g pepper, cayenne, dried, ground, 5 g pepper, black, fresh cracked
As your gravy sits there, waiting for service, it will keep thickening. You can thin it out with what's left of the half and half.

Notes

I still recall my best friend's mother whipping this up on late nights out when we were kids. His brother was in a band. So simple, so filling.

I came to appreciate it in later years because it's a fine ingredient in over the top breakfast/hangover remedies. Like on top of some hashbrowns, topped with an egg, over easy, with chopped, fresh onions and a fuck ton of Tabasco. Not that I have contempt for my digestive tract, it just tastes like magick in the right context, ulcers be damned.

Nutrition

Serving: 4portionsCalories: 676kcal

Keyword gravy, sausage gravy

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