Southern Sausage Gravy is breakfast comfort food like no other. Breakfast sausage is used a base for a creamy, country sausage that is best served over biscuits but also delicious with grits.
Sausage Gravy and Biscuits is one of the most loved southern breakfasts. A hearty, stick to your bones breakfast that’s best eaten before a long day of physical activity.
As I discussed in this post for Flying Biscuits, I don’t have much of a knack for making biscuits, although I’ve gotten much better over the years. Every now and then I make a batch that I’m really proud of.
But southern sausage gravy? It’s an easy, full-proof recipe. And it’s so thick, creamy, and full of flavor. It can even cover up substandard biscuits.
TIPS FOR MAKING SAUSAGE GRAVY:
- You can use either regular, hot, or sage-flavored ground brakfast sausage. If you use sage-flavored, do not add any additional sage.
- This recipe makes a thick gravy and it tends to thicken even more as it sits. If you want it a little thinner, just add in some extra milk.
- To make Southern Sausage Gravy even richer, sub 1/2 cup of cream for the milk.
If you’rea huge fan of sausage gravy, try these amazing Sausage Gravy Stuffed Biscuits!
Serve Sausage Gray with one of these awesome biscuit recipes:
Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make.
Southern Sausage Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground breakfast sausage
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1/2-1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- pinch of nutmeg
Instructions
- Brown sausage in a large skillet, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
- Add flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring it into the sausage.
- Add sage and slowly whisk in milk. Simmer for several minutes.
- Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This blog was… how do you say it? Relevant!! Finally I have
found something which helped me. Thanks a lot!
The recipe looks pretty correct. I am still looking for the spicy part, and thanks for the clarification regarding the use of sage in sausage that already has it. I’ll add some cayenne pepper to it as well as a bit more nutmeg
I used Jimmy Dean Hot Sausage. Gave it some heat.
Just like my grandmother made!
I am in love with your site, I feel like a kid in a candy shop because you have so many wonderful recipes I can’t wait to try. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you
Thank you so much Candace! 🙂
Do you know I don’t think I’ve ever had biscuits and gravy? I might have to amend that soon…these look so creamy and delicious.
Yes, you must try biscuits and gravy 🙂
Biscuits and gravy are one of my comfort foods. I love it.
Oh my fiance is going to flip over this post! He is always asking me to make gravy, and for some reason it seems so cumbersome. You make it sound easy! I can’t wait to try it (and neither can he)!
I’ve been meaning to make biscuits and gravy at home for a long time now but just haven’t gotten around to it. This is making me so hungry!!
Looks good! And easy 🙂
If you thinnk that your (wonderful) biscuits look bad, you should see mine hahaha. This gravy looks amazing, I have to start cooking more southern food 😉
And I have to start cooking more Spanish food! 😉