Southern-Style Sawmill Sausage Gravy
A rich and flavorful Southern-style sawmill gravy with Jimmy Dean® sausage. Serve hot over split biscuits.
- Preparation:
- Cooking:
- Total:
- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1(16 ounce) package Jimmy Dean® Premium Pork Regular Sausage
- 2tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¼teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛teaspoon garlic powder
- ½cup all-purpose flour
- 1cup chicken stock
- 3½ cups whole milk, or more as needed
- salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 2dashes hot pepper sauce
Instructions
Step 1
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.Step 2
Add butter, onion powder, and garlic powder; stir until butter is melted.Step 3
Sprinkle flour over sausage and butter and stir until combined. Reduce heat slightly and cook until thick, 1 to 2 minutes.Step 4
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.Step 5
Season to taste with salt and lots of freshly cracked pepper. If gravy becomes too thick, thin out with more milk.