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Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

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Background

Biscuits with creamy sausage gravy are strongly associated with the American South and Appalachia. The dish turns breakfast sausage drippings, flour, and milk into a substantial sauce for tender biscuits.

Ingredients

  • 8 warm buttermilk biscuits
  • 450 g breakfast sausage
  • 40 g all-purpose flour
  • 700 ml milk
  • Salt, black pepper, and a pinch of cayenne

How to cook

  1. Brown sausage in a skillet, breaking it into small pieces; leave about 3 tablespoons fat in the pan.
  2. Stir in flour for 1 minute. Gradually add milk, stirring, and simmer until thick.
  3. Season generously with pepper. Split biscuits and spoon gravy over them.

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