Smoky Maple Sausage Gravy

Updated: Aug 27

Sausage gravy on top of buttermilk biscuits on a white plate with chives on top of everything all on a wood table next to a dry, buttermilk biscuit, and pepper corns, with a leaf of sage next to it — Smoky Maple Sausage Gravy

SAUCE ON

Buttermilk Biscuits • Fried Egg • Sourdough Toast

Ingredients

2 lbs ground breakfast sausage

1 stick of butter

1 yellow onion

1 tbsp garlic powder

5 garlic cloves

1 tbsp smoked paprika

1 tbsp hot sauce

2 tbsp maple syrup

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup chopped chives (set aside 1 tbsp for topping)

2 cups whole milk

5 sage leaves fresh

1 tbsp liquid smoke

2 tsp black pepper

2 tsp salt

Preparation

1.

Chop up onion, garlic, chives and sage. Set Aside.

Chopped onions and garlic on a wood, cutting board all on a white table — Chopped Onions and Garlic for Sausage Gravy

Chopped chives and sage, on a wood, cutting board all on a white table — Chopped Chives and Sage

2.

To a Dutch oven over medium heat add sausage. Brown sausage until cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, remove cooked sausage and set aside. Leave in sausage fat and browned bits.

Raw breakfast sausage in a Dutch oven on a stove top — Browning Breakfast Sausage for Gravy

Cooked breakfast sausage in a Dutch oven on a stove top — Cooked Breakfast Sausage for Gravy

Sausage, bits and fat, left over from cooking the sausage in a Dutch oven on a stove top — Sausage Bits and Fat Leftover from Cooked Sausage

3.

To the sausage bits and fat, add butter. Bring to a simmer until butter is completely melted. Add in onion and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes. Add sage and cook for another 5 minutes.

Butter is added into the leftover sausage, bits and fat into a Dutch oven on a stove top — Butter into Leftover Sausage Fat and Bits

Chopped Onions and garlic added to the butter mixture in a Dutch oven on a stove top — Onions and Garlic Added to Butter Mixture for Smoky Maple Sausage Gravy

Sage added to the onion, garlic, and butter mixture in a Dutch oven on a stove top — Sage Added for Smoky Maple Sausage Gravy

4.

Add flour to create a roux. Cook for 5 minutes until fully mixed in and there are no lumps. Slowly add whole milk and stir until desired consistency is reached.