How To Make Sausage Gravy

Learn how to make sausage gravy with 3 simple ingredients: milk, flour, and sausage. It’s so creamy and flavorful and best served over a fluffy homemade biscuit.

Today, we’re going to make a real Southern staple. This sausage gravy recipe is going to separate the men from the mice, as they say. Nothing beats fluffy homemade buttermilk biscuits smothered in homemade sausage gravy for breakfast on a special occasion (or just because). It’s Southern comfort food at its finest. The ingredients might be simple, but the flavor is anything but. The combination of milk, flour, sausage, and salt and pepper is deliciously creamy.

Don’t you just love simple recipes? That is one of the best things about Southern cooking. It’s just plain simple and just plain good. Always unnerves me when I see a recipe for sausage gravy with an ingredient list that reads like a scientific classification. I think Southerners are just trying to show off to folks of the northern persuasion when they do that. There’s no need.
Milk, flour, and sausage = sausage gravy. That’s all there is to it!

Now, who’s ready to learn how to make sausage gravy?

Recipe Ingredients

• Milk
• Flour (self-rising flour, plain flour, almond flour, or coconut flour)
• Sausage
• Salt and pepper
• Biscuits for serving

How to Make Sausage Gravy

Slice your sausage in whatever thickness you prefer. I usually go for about half an inch but some people like it thinner.

Place sausage in a pan or skillet over medium heat.

Cook until browned.

It will look something like this.

Remove the cooked sausage from the pan and place it on a paper towel-lined plate to drain.

You will have a good bit of grease left in your skillet. You need about two tablespoons, so if you have more drain it off to leave about that much.

Sprinkle three to four tablespoons of flour in your skillet.

Cook this over medium-low heat until the flour is brown.

Scrape the bottom of the skillet to stir the sausage bits into your gravy, then salt and pepper to taste.

Add milk. I added about a cup and a half here.

Stir well until smooth and creamy.

Take a piece of sausage or two and crumble it up in your gravy.

I made a small amount of gravy so I just used one sausage.

There you have it: you now know how to make sausage gravy It’s that easy.

Now, most folks will take a biscuit, set it on their plate, and spoon gravy onto it.

They might cut it in half first and spoon gravy on both halves.

That’s not how we really like it though. We REALLY like to tear our biscuit up in our bowl, because that’s what our mamas did when we were little! Spoon the creamy sausage gravy all over it. At this point, you can use a fork or get a spoon and really pretend your mama is there.

Whichever way you decide to serve your homemade biscuits and sausage gravy, I hope you enjoy it.

Storage

• Store homemade gravy leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.
• You can also freeze leftovers for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge before reheating as above.

Recipe Notes

• You can use either ground pork breakfast sausage, spicy pork sausage, or Italian sausage.
• For heat, add a pinch of cayenne or crushed red pepper flakes.
• For added flavor, add 1/2 teaspoon each of garlic powder and onion powder.

Recipe FAQs

What do you serve with sausage gravy?

Besides some homemade drop biscuits, Southern sausage gravy also tastes great with fried potatoes, hashbrowns, grits, and even just toast.

Can I make this easy sausage gravy recipe ahead of time?

If you like, you can make sausage gravy the night before, store it in the fridge overnight, and quickly reheat it on the stovetop before serving it for breakfast.

How do I make gluten-free sausage gravy?

Simply use your favorite gluten-free flour alternative and you have yourself gluten-free sausage gravy.

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Chicken Fried Steak Recipe With Gravy

Recipe For Turkey Gravy (Easy and Delicious)

Southern Cubed Steak and Milk Gravy

Crispy Breaded Pork Chops with Milk Gravy (and MeMe’s Mashed Potatoes)

Garlic Cream Biscuits with Bacon Gravy

Chicken with Sour Cream Gravy