Southern Sausage Gravy

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb breakfast sausage
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 2-2.5 cups milk

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook and crumble sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat until nicely browned. Do not drain sausage. 1/2 lb sausage

2. 2

   Reduce heat to medium, add butter then stir until melted. 3 Tbsp butter

3. 3

   Stir in flour then continue to cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until the flour coating the sausage is no longer white (we're looking for everything to be a nice golden brown). 1/4 cup flour

4. 4

   Add pepper, salt, onion powder and 2 cups milk. 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/4 tsp each salt & onion powder, 2 c. milk

5. 5

   Cook and stir until mixture starts to simmer. Continue simmering and stirring 3-5 minutes or until gravy thickens to desired consistency. Add more milk, a few tablespoons at a time, if gravy becomes too thick.

6. 6

   Taste for seasoning then add salt or pepper if desired.

7. 7

   Serve immediately over hot biscuits or toast.