Mom's Country White Gravy
Description
Country gravy, also called white gravy, is made with 5 basic ingredients. This mom's version uses a bacon fat and flour roux to add a delicious nutty flavor.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup bacon fat
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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4 cups whole milk, at room temperature, or more if needed
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients.
2
Melt bacon fat in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook, whisking continuously until the roux becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 10 minutes.
3
Gradually whisk 4 cups of milk into the flour mixture, and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
4
Cook and stir until gravy is heated through and smooth, 3 to 5 minutes, adding more milk if gravy is too thick.
5
Serve hot on a biscuit.