How to Make Country Gravy




Country gravy is a classic comfort condiment, typically served over homemade biscuits, chicken-fried steak, and other hearty country foods. A standard country gravy is made with butter, flour, and milk, but you could make a vegan and gluten-free version by using oil, rice flour, and soy milk.
There are also various ways you can personalize country gravy to suit your own tastes. If you’re interested in making country gravy of your own, here’s what you need to know.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 8 ounces breakfast sausage links, casings removed and meat broken up
  • 4 strips bacon, sliced crosswise
  • 1/2 cup chopped green onions (light parts only)
  • 1/3 cup packed all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 1/2 cups cold milk
  • 1 tablespoon chopped green onion
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper for garnish

Direction
Melt butter in a large skillet or saucepan over medium heat; cook sausage and bacon in the hot butter, stirring to break the sausage up into small pieces, until sausage is browned and bacon is almost crisp, about 10 minutes. Mix 1/2 cup green onion into sausage mixture and saute until onions are soft, about 3 more minutes.
Stir flour into meat mixture, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, until thoroughly combined and mixture is pasty. Cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 minutes to remove raw taste of flour.
Whisk milk into meat mixture, about 1 cup at a time, until combined. Continue to whisk until gravy begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Turn heat to medium-high, bring gravy to a simmer, and season with a pinch of cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low.
Continue to simmer gravy until flavors have blended and gravy is thick, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon green onion and a pinch of cayenne pepper for garnish.
Source : Allrecipes

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