Make this sausage gravy and biscuits and serve with your choice of eggs and possibly even fried bacon. It is not only good for breakfast or brunch, but would make a fantastic dinner as well for a change of pace. You can have it ready from start to finish
1 lb. roll of sage breakfast sausage
4 T. unsalted butter
4 T. all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
2 t. fresh ground black pepper
Optional garnish: fresh chopped parsley
Biscuits:
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 T. baking powder
1 T. granulated sugar
½ t. kosher salt
1 cup whole milk
Preheat oven to 450°F.
In a large oven safe skillet over medium high heat, cook sausage until lightly browned. Use a slotted spoon remove sausage from skillet and place in a bowl.
Meanwhile, prepare biscuit mixture. In a large bowl, combine flour cheese, baking powder, sugar and salt. Mix with a fork until combined. Add milk and stir with a fork, until mixture comes together. Set aside.
Add butter to hot skillet and whisk until melted. Sprinkle flour over butter and whisk together. Allow mixture to bubble for 2 minutes to cook out the flour taste, whisking occasionally.
Add milk and whisk to combine, making sure to pick up the little sausage bits on the bottom of the skillet (they add a lot of flavor). Allow gravy to come to a bubble, about 3 minutes. Mixture will start to thicken as it cooks. Add sausage back to skillet. Add black pepper and stir to combine. Remove from heat.
Place skillet on a cookie sheet. Add biscuits to pan, use a ¼ cup scoop or a heaping tablespoon full. Drop biscuits all around pan.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until biscuits are lightly browned, turning your pan half way through cook time if the oven does not cook evenly.
Remove from oven, sprinkle with fresh parsley, if you choose.