Sinfully Southern Breakfast - Biscuits & Sausage Gravy

This hearty, southern, traditional breakfast of America is not something you want to eat every day but it’s a great way to start off the day. It is argued where the origin of this dish is, but, I gather from the sources I read,  it  began after the American Revolutionary War ( 1775-1783)  when food was in short supply but a need for a filling meal was in demand.

 Ingredients :

1 lb of pork sausage meat, I used mild.

2 TB butter

1 cup beef stock

1 cup half & half

1 tsp onion powder 

1 tsp  garlic powder

A shake of salt, the pork sausage  probably has enough salt.

Fresh chopped parsley

Lots of fresh cracked pepper

2-3 TB flour - more if you like it thicker

Biscuits - if you have a favorite biscuit recipe, use it  !  If you have a favorite bakery that makes great biscuits like I do, but those !  You can also buy the frozen Grand Buttermilk biscuits that are great as well.

Eggs.

How To :

In a saucepan, on medium heat, melt the butter.  Crumble the sausage meat in the pan.  Cook until it's done, about 8-10 minutes, using your fork to crumble the pieces.. unless you like bigger chunks, then leave it as is.  When the sausage meat is cooked, add the flour and mix with the meat.  Let it cook for  2-3 minutes.  ( this cooks off the flour starchy flavor).  

Add the onion and garlic powder.  Add salt and pepper.

Then add the beef stock and stir. 

Add the half and half.

Cook until the gravy becomes thickened.

Add the parsley.

Plate it :

Split a biscuit in half and place on the plate.  I heated the biscuit up for a few seconds in microwave.  Place some of the sausage gravy over the biscuits.  At this point I fried an egg over easy and placed over the biscuit and gravy but many people just have it without.

Either way - you won't be disappointed.

Enjoy !

~ For my Father, Frank ~