I know, I can hear you lovely ladies scream, 'but Stephen, your heart.' My heart is fine. Even the cardiologist said I should 'cheat' once in a blue moon. A diet of tree bark and thistles gets old.
My recipe is very close to the one found at Deep South Dish. This link will take you to this sweet woman's sausage gravy recipe. I've been making my sausage gravy from scratch for years. I have a freezer filled with fresh ground sausage and I will not allow it to waste away in a frozen state any longer.
On a rainy night this salty and creamy dish over hot fresh buttermilk biscuits makes my soul sing for joy. Sadly, Sweet Wife refuses to touch it....women. Little Bit, on the other hand, begs me to make a batch on those Sunday mornings when she's with us. I can hear her now, "Please, Papa. I want your good 'ole gravy and biscuits."
The girl has class.
If you need a buttermilk biscuit recipe, please try this one from my good friend, The Mouth of the South. This sweet young lady knows her stuff.
If you must, frozen biscuits will suffice. Just make sure you serve the dish hot.
Enjoy,
Stephen
Couldn't agree more. But I make sourdough biscuits and my bride has the gravy down pat. Yup one of the secret elixirs of life.
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Winston, I should begin a sourdough starter. I've tried to use it. I bet the biscuits are great. Thanks, my friend.
DeleteMy mother makes such a dish, and her mother and grandmothers before her. Now my wife and daughters make it, too - and it's heaven to me. Nothing better on God's green earth.
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I do so agree. Sometimes gravy and biscuits are what's called for in life. Thanks, my good friend. I can almost smell it now...
DeleteHeart issues or not, I'd be taking a chance on that!
ReplyDeleteMatt, it's so good it's almost criminal. Dig out the fixins and have at it...thanks, Bubba.
DeleteIt is fairly easy to make heart healthy biscuits & gravy. It just takes some very lean homemade sage sausage sauteed w/onions in olive oil, biscuits made with olive oil & skim milk instead of shortening or butter, and gravy made with skim milk instead of high fat milk.
ReplyDeleteMrs. S., Sweet Lady, it's hard to improve upon perfection...thank you, my lovely friend.
DeleteThank you for the mention! I'm honored. I've got a great sour dough recipe, too. My Grandma's & Great Grandma's, but I've been intimidated to make the starter. Maybe now's a good time!
ReplyDeleteIt was my pleasure, Dear One...you should begin the sourdough starter...then write. Maybe I'll finally learn how to make a decent biscuit. Thanks, my nice friend.
DeleteMan food! Not too popular a food up north, but there was a place down the road that did it justice. Too bad they closed. It was a family run business, but when the family started fighting, that was the end of it.
ReplyDeleteGood eating -we can't always eat dead animal on stick over a fire.
Now Sixbears, you good folks need to get with it. Sausage gravy and biscuits is fine vittles. It's easy to make, give it a try. It only takes a good ground sausage, browned - then about four tablespoons of flour, salt and pepper, red pepper for the men, then milk. I also add a bit of cream, but that's just me. Take care and thank you, my friend.
DeleteNothing like getting a treat once and awhile. I can only take so much diet soda. Now and then a real Pepsi or Coke. B&G is good I get it now and again. I;m the only one in my house.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that my friend. Once in a while a person needs to break a few rules. Tomorrow I'm back to baby spinach salads and tree bark. Thanks, my friend.
DeleteBoy, that heart of yours is going to hire a lawyer and come after you for alimony, Stephen.
ReplyDeleteMy good friend, it's a shame, but we only live one life, and I'll not leave this one eating a diet of weeds and grass. Besides, I haven't had gravy and biscuits in over eight months. I've been a good boy. Come on down and I'll share. Thanks, my good friend.
DeleteSON!! That gravy and biscuits is White Man Soul food!!
ReplyDeleteI learned to make it standing by my mothers side hold onto the apron string. I used to have to make it for every family reunion for the whole clan. 20+ hungry people.Gravy ,cat head biscuits, fried quail.. Man,, it don't get much better.
Ben, I knew you'd like it. We think much alike. Nice to have you drop by my humble blog. Please, don't be a stranger, and thank you, my friend.
DeleteStephen, There are some women that consider bisquits and gravy a piece of heaven :-) I add Hatch Green Chile to mine for a little zing!!!
ReplyDeleteI like the chili idea, very much. Thanks, Sandy.
DeleteI love gravy and biscuits! Man food my butt!;-)
ReplyDeleteOne thing my grandma taught me was to add a couple drops of liquid smoke to the gravy. Good stuff..
Agree w/Sandy and Tammy. Once or twice a year biscuits and gravy is great. I'm good on the gravy ... if only I could make biscuits. The ones we've tried will easily put an eye out and bruise the side of your face at the same time. I'll check out The Mouth of South's method. We keep on trying (I should have bought stock in White Lilly, until I can grow my own wheat!).
DeleteTammy, I agree. Any woman that doesn't love gravy and biscuits just hasn't eaten mine..I like the liquid smoke idea too. Thank you very much and please, don't be a stranger.
DeleteDFW, my dear, the art of biscuits has baffled many a person. I think its too simple a process and many make it far more complicated than necessary. Please do try my friends method, she is good. God bless you.
Oh, and do not over work the dough....
DeleteThank you Stephen..
ReplyDeleteDrop biscuits might not be a bad idea for someone that may be having issues, No real working the dough necessary....
2 cups flour
1 T baking powder
1/2 t salt
2 T honey
1/2 cup oil
1 cup milk
Heat oven to 475. Grease cookie sheet. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, honey and oil in large bowl. Add milk. Batter should be a gooey consistency. Spoon on to cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
First of my recipes that I found. I like to grind fresh wheat and use half and half flour but it is not necessary. They do not look so pretty but sure do taste great.
Thanks, Tammy. I'm writing down your recipe. I love to cook. Baking gives me a headache. Sweet Wife said I have little patience for all the careful measurements needed to be a successful baker. She has a point.
DeleteOh YA!!! Biscuits with sausage gravy. The meal of Kings. KINGS I tell you!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a fact, my brother. Best vittles in the world. Thanks, my good friend.
DeleteIt's a lucky man who can find a woman who can make a mean skillet of milk gravy and my man is very, very lucky. Had pork chops, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cabbage today. WITH bacon grease in the cabbage. We might die from it, but at least we won't be dying with a piece of lettuce in our stomachs.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice dinner indeed. Your husband is a very lucky man. I must confess, my gravy isn't for the weak. It bites. I'm a Southern born cook. I was raised with pepper plants as pets. They sprouted from various orifices on my body. I like - spicy. My grandchild, Little Bit, is one of the few girls I know that can handle my cooking without breaking out the fire extinguisher. I like your last line...I too refuse to die with a piece of cow fodder in my belly. Bless you and thanks for the nice comment.
ReplyDeletedear sweet one....this is gonna sound strange but sausage gravy and biscuits just isn't done in canada - not sure why either?!?!? but i will give this recipe a try and let you know how it works out.
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kymber
You poor, poor Canadians. I'm so sorry you've missed out on one of the better meals in life. It isn't too late, you know. Just follow the directions. Soon after meal you guys will be whistling Dixie. Jamie will grow a new crop of chest hair and you my dear, well, let me put this way....you wanna sing like an angel. Thanks, my sweet one.
DeleteI'm lucky in a way. My bride will not touch the stuff. Hey, more for me, right? I know what I'm havin' for lunch now! And to an earlier comment...biscuits and gravy with fried quail is food for the gods!
ReplyDeleteDean, you're so right, fried quail is a dish best reserved for the Gods. Its great for breakfast alongside a nice hot pile of grits soaked with butter seasoned with salt and pepper and a few dashes of Tabasco. Thanks, my friend.
ReplyDeleteAh, biscuits and gravy - that, indeed, is one of the things that is good in life. You won't hear me scolding you, either: I know that no matter how carefully Calmer Half any you need to watch your diets, you also need to feed your souls.
ReplyDeleteHe just better not do it too often, because I want that soul staying right here on earth with me. :-)
My friend, well said...and I'll be careful. Thank you my good friend.
DeleteMy darling wife makes her gravy using a local spiced flour. That along with some of the local whole hog sausage makes for the best sausage gravy I've ever had. And yeah, if you can't let go of the nuts and twigs every so often, life loses all of its flavor.
ReplyDeleteSpiced flour, need to some. Thanks, my friend.
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