Ingredients
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- 1/3 cup bacon grease
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Salt and pepper
- 3 + cups whole milk
- Serve with biscuits and cooked chopped bacon
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the bacon grease.
- Once melted, whisk in the flour to make a roux.
- Stir and whisk the roux for 2-4 minutes until lightly golden brown.
- Pour in the milk and whisk vigorously to eliminate any clumps, creating a smooth gravy.
- Add onion powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, and ½ teaspoon of cracked black pepper, whisking again.
- Taste the gravy and add more salt if necessary.
- Once the gravy reaches the desired thickness, remove from heat. It will thicken more as it cools; add a splash of milk if too thick.
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For an extra kick, add cooked chopped bacon directly into the gravy.
Serve the bacon gravy warm over fresh biscuits for the ultimate comfort food experience.
Store leftover gravy in the refrigerator and reheat before serving.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 45mg