Southern-Style Sawmill Sausage Gravy
A rich and flavorful Southern-style sawmill gravy with Jimmy Dean® sausage. Serve hot over split biscuits.
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 - 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.