Biscuits & Sausage Gravy
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Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 297kcal
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Flakey Buttermilk Biscuits
- 1 lb ground pork* or pork sausage
- 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2½ cups heavy cream or half and half
- 1 tbsp butter
- ¼ tsp thyme* fresh, minced
- ¼ tsp rosemary* fresh, minced
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- black pepper freshly ground, to taste
Instructions
- Optional: season ground pork with salt, pepper, crush red pepper flakes, and a pinch of dried sage OR your favorite breakfast seasoning. Allow seasoned pork to rest for at least an hour and up to 24 hours in the fridge. (If you've got "breakfast sausage" or "pork sausage", it's likely already seasoned).
- Brown sausage in a large saucepan. Use a paper towel to blot out most of the grease from the pan or drain a bit of fat, but make sure to keep some in the pan!
- Add flour and coat cooked pork. Melt butter in pan, then add half & half. Cook on medium-low, stirring often, for several minutes until thickened.
- Add thyme, rosemary, red pepper flakes and black pepper.
- Serve over warm biscuits.
Nutrition
Calories: 297kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 262mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 788IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg