Biscuits and gravy recipe with evaporated milk

Sausage gravy is one of those comfort foods that is surprisingly easy to make. It’s a classic Southern dish served up for breakfast with buttermilk biscuits. The meal really isn’t complete without eggs, bacon, fried up potatoes and sautéed spinach.

It’s not the healthiest breakfast you can put into your body. But hey, we won’t tell anyone. Everything in moderation right?

It’s a good weekend breakfast for the family.

Sausage Gravy

Fluffy biscuits topped with this delicious sausage gravy are comfort food at its finest!

Recipe Details

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: American

Keyword: gravy, sausage, sausage gravy

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 617kcal

Author: RecipeGirl.com

Ingredients

• 16 ounces breakfast sausage
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• Two 12 ounce cans evaporated milk
• 1 cup water
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Tabasco sauce, to taste
• fresh baked biscuits, for serving (if using for biscuits & gravy)

Instructions

• In large sauté pan, cook sausage and onion over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink.

• Add the flour to the pan and mix well. Stir in the evaporated milk, water, salt and tabasco (to taste). Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a boil. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, or until slightly thickened and creamy.

  Can you use water instead of milk for biscuits and gravy?

  Can I use water to make white gravy? Yes, you can use water to make white gravy. Substitute the milk an equal amount of water, chicken stock, beef stock, or vegetable stock.

  Is condensed milk the same as evaporated milk?

  Both are concentrated, shelf-stable milk products that have been heated until at least 60 percent of their water content has evaporated. The main difference between evaporated milk and condensed milk is that evaporated milk is unsweetened while condensed milk is sweetened.

  Is biscuits and gravy just a southern thing?

  Biscuits and gravy in some form may go back as early as the Revolutionary War, but many food writers and culinary historians position its birthplace in Southern Appalachia in the late 1800s.

  What is gravy made of for biscuits and gravy?

  Sausage Gravy Ingredients: Flour and butter: for flavor and to thicken the gravy. Half and half– or substitute whole or 2% milk. Seasoning: Thyme, Rosemary, Crushed red pepper.