Best Southern Sausage Gravy Recipes

SOUTHERN-STYLE SAWMILL SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• Add sausage to a large skillet or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir with a spatula, breaking apart the sausage until cooked and starting to crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add butter, onion powder, and garlic powder; stir until butter is melted.
• Sprinkle flour over sausage and butter and stir until combined. Reduce heat slightly and cook until thick, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour in chicken stock, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer until stock is absorbed and mixture is thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in milk until gravy is hot and bubbly.
• Season to taste with salt and lots of freshly cracked pepper. If gravy becomes too thick, thin out with more milk.

SOUTHERN FRIED EGGS OVER BUTTERMILK BISCUITS WITH SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil or butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Crack 4 eggs into skillet, and cook, uncovered, until whites are set, about 2 minutes. (If you prefer to cook your yolks further, cover skillet.) Transfer to a plate. Repeat. Arrange 1 or 2 biscuits on each plate. Top with gravy. Place 1 egg on each biscuit. Season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce.

SOUTHERN SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a medium skillet over medium-low heat, stirring and breaking up with a spatula. With a slotted spoon, removed the browned crumbled sausage to a paper towel.
• Add flour, stirring until blended and bubbling. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups milk; continue stirring and cooking until thickened and bubbly. Add the crumbled sausage. If too thick, add a little more milk. Taste and add salt and pepper. Stir in a dash of cayenne pepper, if desired.
• Serve over hot split and buttered biscuits. Serve sliced tomatoes or fresh fruit with these, or serve as part of a bigger breakfast.

SOUTHERN SAUSAGE CREAM GRAVY

Steps:

• Put the sausage in a large, straight-sided saute pan over medium-heat.
• As the sausage cooks, crumble into small pieces using a fork.
• When the sausage crumbles are lightly browned and fully cooked, transfer them and their pan juices to a bowl; set aside.
• Add the shortening to the hot pan.
• When the shortening has melted, add the flour, stirring it in slowly with a whisk.
• Stir constantly and cook the mixture until the flour is slightly browned (about 3-4 minutes).
• The mixture should smell nutty, not burned.
• Add in the milk, stirring constantly with a whisk until the gravy comes to a boil.
• Lower the heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• Add the reserved sausage and pan juices to the gravy.
• Mix well with a wooden spoon, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
• The gravy should be a medium-thick sauce; if needed, the gravy can be thinned by adding warm milk.
• Split the biscuits in half; place the halves, split side up on individual plates.
• Cover generously with warm gravy and serve immediately.

SOUTHERN CAJUN SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• Cook both of the sausage meats in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking the meat up with the spoon, until browned and cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the meat to a bowl.
• Remove all but 3 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet.
• Sprinkle the flour into the skillet, stir well, and cook over medium-high heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
• Slowly add the milk and the broth, whisking constantly until the mixture is smooth. Return the skillet to the heat and cook until the gravy is slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the thyme, and season with salt and pepper.
• Add the crumbled sausage meat and combine well.
• Cook over medium heat until warmed through.
• Serve immediately over split biscuits.

SOUTHERN SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Brown and crumble sausage in a deep dish frying pan. DO NOT drain grease.
• 2. Add flour. You need to use enough to absorb the grease and coat the meat.
• 3. Add spices and milk. Cover. Simmer for 30-45 minutes.
• 4. Add heavy cream and simmer five more minutes.

SOUTHERN SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Brown sausage in a large skillet. remove sausage but keep drippings. Add butter to same akillet and bring pan to medium to heat.
• 2. Slowly whisk in flour, stirring constantly till smooth, cooking for about 5 minutes.
• 3. Slowly whisk in fist 2 cups of milk and mix, till bubbly. continue whisking in milk until you reach your desired consistancy Add salt and pepper to taste and return sausage to gravy.

SOUTHERN SAUSAGE GRAVY AND BISCUITS

Steps:

• Place flour into a dry non-stick frying pan over medium heat and cook until light brown.
• Stir continually to prevent flour from burning.
• Pour into a glass bowl and set aside to be used later.
• (Browing the flour will keep it from lumping when added later) Cut bacon into 1/2" pieces and place into large pot or Dutch oven.
• Fry bacon until crispy.
• Pinch sausage into small pieces and add to bacon.
• Continue frying until sausage is completely cooked.
• Add sage and butter and stir in completely until butter is melted.
• Add browned flour a few tablespoons at a time and stir until liquid becomes pasty (you may not need all of the flour).
• Pour in milk slowly, bring to a slow boil and contiue stirring until gravy thickens.
• Add black pepper to taste.
• You may also add a pinch or two of crushed red pepper flakes if you want the gravy to be more zippy.
• Serve over buttermilk biscuits prepared per package instructions.

MOM'S SOUTHERN SAUSAGE GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Set aside, leaving the drippings in the skillet.
• 2. Mix bacon drippings into the sausage drippings. Reduce heat to medium, combine with flour, and stir constantly until mixture just turns golden brown.
• 3. Gradually whisk milk into skillet. When the mixture is smooth, thickened, and begins to bubble, return the sausage to skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer for about 15 minutes. May need to thin with additional milk to reach desired consistency.
• 4. *Notes: We have tried this with a number of different sausages and the general consensus among the family is that unless you can get fresh country coarse-ground sausage, the best sausage for this recipe is Jimmy Dean, and while we prefer the hot variety, those with more timid palates may prefer mild. Also, and this is critical, if you truly want authentic Southern sausage gravy, please don't use butter, oil or margarine for this recipe. Bacon drippings are a MUST, and if you don't save your drippings or are out, just fry up 4 or 5 slices of bacon, and crumble the bacon right into the gravy. Really, don't skip the bacon drippings folks!