Sausage Gravy Recipe

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Joshua Bousel
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Joshua Bousel is a Serious Eats old-timer, having started sharing his passion for grilling and barbecue recipes on the site back in 2008. He continues to develop grilling and barbecue recipes on his own site, The Meatwave, out of his home base of Durham, North Carolina.
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Updated Aug. 30, 2018
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Recipe Facts

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Active: 15 mins
Total: 15 mins
Serves: 12 servings
Makes: 3 cups

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound bulk pork breakfast sausage

  • 1 to 2 tablespoons butter, as needed

  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

  • 2 cups whole milk

  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage (optional)

  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)

  • Kosher salt, to taste

  • Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Place sausage in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook sausage, breaking apart with wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage to a plate, leaving drippings in pan. If less than 3 tablespoons of drippings remain, melt enough butter in pan to equal about 3 tablespoons.

  2. Whisk flour into sausage drippings and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture turns light brown, about 1 minute. Slowly whisk in milk and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  3. Stir in sausage, sage (if using), and crushed red pepper (if using). Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Use immediately.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
152 Calories
11g Fat
4g Carbs
9g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 12
Amount per serving
Calories 152
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11g 14%
Saturated Fat 4g 21%
Cholesterol 37mg 12%
Sodium 330mg 14%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 9g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 51mg 4%
Iron 1mg 3%
Potassium 179mg 4%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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