Country Sausage Gravy

Ingredients

• 1 pound pork breakfast sausage 

• 3 tablespoons butter

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

• 3 cups whole milk

Instructions

• In a large skillet over medium high heat, cook the sausage until brown and crumbly. 

• Drain sausage keeping a solid tablespoon of the sausage grease in the pan. 

• Add the butter and stir well until melted.

• Sprinkle sausage with flour, stir, and allow to cook for several minutes.

• Add the milk and stir. Continue stirring over medium heat until gravy thickens, 5-10 minutes.

• A little chicken/beef broth can be added if too thick 

*Mrs. Jarrell sometimes used browned flour to make gravy. Put flour on a pie plate in the oven to brown. Use in dishes that need a richer flavor. This is the concept behind a "Roux" which can be achieved by letting the fat and flour cook until browned.