Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy - ButterYum

Want to show your family how much you love them?  Make them flaky buttermilk biscuits smothered in creamy sausage gravy.  Okay, I realize this is not a meal you should eat very often, but sometimes you need a little southern comfort... and yes, this is lick-your-plate-clean comfort food at its best!


Sausage Gravy
makes 3-4 cups (about 6 servings)

1 pound breakfast sausage, cooked (reserve fat drippings)
4 tablespoons fat (any one or a combination of the following: sausage or bacon drippings, or melted butter)
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon dried parsley

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, melt fat and add flour; whisking until until the mixture bubbles for a full minute.  Add milk, salt, pepper, sage, and parsley; continue whisking until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens.  Turn off heat and stir in cooked sausage.  Serve over homemade Buttermilk Biscuits.  The gravy will thicken as it cools - if needed, stir in a splash of milk to thin (works well when heating leftover gravy as well).