Bacon Gravy

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup bacon grease
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups milk
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 3 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

Instructions

1. 1

   You’ll want to cook this after you've fried up a bunch of bacon so I want to make sure you don’t cook your bacon too hot or that any of the bits burn in the pan. Your gravy will taste like your pan so take care not to scorch or burn anything in it. Once you've cooked your bacon, pour off all the grease, leaving all the glorious bits that cooked off in the pan.

2. 2

   Add 1/4 cup of bacon grease back to the pan and heat over medium heat. Add 1/4 cup flour to the hot oil. Whisk the flour and oil together and cook for 3-4 minutes or until medium brown in color.

3. 3

   Reduce heat to medium-low then slowly add milk to pan, whisking constantly until smooth and well combined with the roux. Add crumbled bacon, salt (a fair amount of salt – I think this should be a little on the salty side) and pepper to taste, then cook for 2-3 minutes. Add more milk if needed until desired consistency is reached.

4. 4

   Serve immediately over biscuits or toast.