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A plate with two golden biscuits covered in creamy white sausage gravy infused with sage, a spoon to the side. In the background, more biscuits rest in a baking dish beside a pepper shaker and fresh herbs.
This creamy sage sausage gravy comes together fast with browned sausage, a buttery roux, and warm milk for a smooth, flavorful finish. Perfect over biscuits for a cozy breakfast.

Homestyle Sausage Gravy with Sage

Ingredients 

  • ½ lb sausage
  • ½ cup butter 1 stick
  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 4 cups milk warmed
  • 1 ½ tsp dried rubbed sage
  • ½ tsp chicken bouillon powder
  • salt and pepper to taste

For serving

  • 1 batch buttermilk drop biscuits

Instructions

  1. Cook ½ lb sausage. Use a masher to break up the sausage into bite-sized bits.
    ½ lb sausage
    A hand uses a potato masher to break up raw ground meat in a black frying pan, which sits on a wooden cutting board.
  2. Add ½ cup butter and ½ cup all purpose flour. Whisk until combined into a roux. Cook for 2 minutes to cook off the flour taste.
    ½ cup butter, ½ cup all purpose flour
    A black skillet on a wooden surface contains cooked ground sausage, a stick of butter, and a pile of flour, each separated and uncooked.
  3. Add 1 ½ tsp dried rubbed sage and bloom until fragrant. Cook for 30-45 seconds.
    4 cups milk
    A skillet filled with a creamy, bubbling mixture of cooked ground beef and sauce sits on a wooden cutting board with light and dark stripes.
  4. Add the warmed milk, 1 cup at a time, whisking until combined each time. Repeat until you have used 4 cups milk. By adding and whisking in batches, you will form a paste, then thin it out with each repeat. This ensures your gravy is free of lumps.
    1 ½ tsp dried rubbed sage
    A skillet filled with sausage gravy sits on a wooden surface. A metal whisk with a black handle rests inside the pan, and the gravy appears thick and chunky with visible pieces of sausage.
  5. Add ½ tsp chicken bouillon powder and salt and pepper to taste.
    ½ tsp chicken bouillon powder, salt and pepper
    A skillet containing creamy sausage gravy with small meat pieces, being stirred with a metal whisk, sits on a wooden cutting board.
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