sausage gravy
Creamy breakfast sauce
Sausage gravy is a thick white gravy made with crumbled pork sausage, flour, and milk, heavily seasoned with black pepper.
It's a staple of Southern American cooking, traditionally served over biscuits for breakfast: biscuits and sausage gravy.
The dish is hearty, rich, and unapologetically heavy.
Cooked fat-flour paste
- flourMilled grain powder
- drippingsFat released during cooking
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- simmerCook just under boiling
whisk · skillet · cast iron · milk · cream · crumble · brown · stir
Dried berry spice
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- flourMilled grain powder
- drippingsFat released during cooking
salt · cayenne · thyme · white pepper · Jimmy Dean · cream · butter · bacon grease
Small, leavened quick breads
- hash brownsFried shredded potatoes
- scrambled eggsStirred ova dish
- baconCured smoked pork
- gritsBoiled ground maize
diner · brunch · omelette · pancakes · waffles · toast · poached eggs · English muffin
Smooth and rich
- thickHaving great depth
- richHaving much of something
- pepperedScattered thickly upon
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
velvety · hearty · dense · chunky · peppery · flecked · white · opaque
Small, leavened quick breads
- ladleDeep spoon for serving
- smotheredDeprived of air
- dollopSmall shapeless portion
- toppingFood's finishing layer
portion · plate · chicken fried steak · mashed potatoes · open-faced · sopping · country fried steak
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- soul foodTraditional Black Southern cuisine
- dinerCasual American eatery
- truck stopRoadside facility for haulers
- down-homeUnpretentiously simple and welcoming
American South · comfort food · Midwest · roadside · working-class
roux
Cooked fat-flour paste
simmer · whisk · skillet · cast iron · milk · cream · crumble · brown · stir · rendered fat
black pepper
Dried berry spice
drippings · salt · cayenne · thyme · white pepper · Jimmy Dean · cream · butter · bacon grease
biscuits
Small, leavened quick breads
- hash brownsFried shredded potatoes
- scrambled eggsStirred ova dish
- baconCured smoked pork
grits · diner · brunch · omelette · pancakes · waffles · toast · poached eggs · English muffin · French toast
creamy
Smooth and rich
smooth · velvety · hearty · dense · chunky · peppery · flecked · white · opaque
biscuits
Small, leavened quick breads
topping · portion · plate · chicken fried steak · mashed potatoes · open-faced · sopping · country fried steak
Appalachian
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- soul foodTraditional Black Southern cuisine
- dinerCasual American eatery
- truck stopRoadside facility for haulers
down-home · American South · comfort food · Midwest · roadside · working-class
- comfort foodsstew, porridge, soup, casserole, pot roast
- home cookinghome cooking, homemade, from scratch, comfort food, kitchen
- saucesketchup, mustard, barbecue sauce, BBQ sauce, hot sauce
- Southern Foodfried chicken, collards, biscuits, grits, cornbread
- sausagesbratwurst, kielbasa, chorizo, andouille, links
- spreads and toppingsjam, jelly, peanut butter, mayonnaise, mayo
sausage gravyred gravy
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sausage gravyhollandaise
Emulsified butter-egg sauce
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