Italian Sausage Gravy & Biscuits

This sausage gravy recipe is an Italian version of the southern classic, redeye gravy. It has the unique flavor combination of spicy Italian sausage and the kick of espresso. Make it with a waffled biscuit and you will have a breakfast where the guests will lick the pot – that actually happened when I served this to my nephew.

Makes 8 single biscuit servings

Ingredients

2 tsp Olive Oil

8 oz Italian Sausage (casings removed, hot or sweet)

1 Clove Garlic (minced)

1/8 tsp Allspice

1 tsp Espresso Powder *

¼ tsp Table Salt

¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper

1 TBS All-Purpose Flour

1 C Whole Milk

½ C Low-Sodium Chicken Broth

8 Rounds Large Store-Bought Biscuits (I used Grands^®) *

2 TBS Fresh Parsley (chopped)

Optional – Waffle Iron

Directions

Heat the olive oil over a medium high heat in a large skillet. Remove the casings from the Italian sausage (I used a mixture of hot and sweet) and add them to the hot oil. Break up the sausage using the back of a wooden spoon or if you are lucky, you have a Mix N Mash from Pampered Chef, which does a great job breaking up the sausage. Cook until the meat is browned and fully cooked. Add the garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.

Add the allspice, espresso powder, salt and pepper – stir for 30 seconds. Add the tablespoon of flour and stir until the flour is totally cooked, about 1 minute. Add the milk and chicken broth and stir until thickened, about 4-5 minutes. Cover and keep over very low heat.

Biscuit Preparation

You have two choices when preparing the biscuits. You can bake them according to the package directions or you can cook them in a waffle iron like I did. If you choose to make them in a waffle iron, heat the iron as per manufacturer’s directions, spray with non-stick spray and place 1 biscuit in each square of the waffle iron. Cook until they are a golden brown.

Pour the Italian sausage gravy over the cooked biscuits and top with some chopped parsley.

* Pronto Substitutes

Espresso Powder – use instant coffee.

Biscuits – Use your favorite homemade biscuit or frozen biscuits.

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