Print: Mom's Country White Gravy

Country gravy, also called white gravy, is made with 5 basic ingredients. Bacon fat and flour are used in this version to make a simple roux that adds a delicious nutty flavor. Using room temperature milk and stirring continuously ensures your homemade country gravy is super smooth and creamy. This is my mother's recipe that I grew up with. It is great with biscuits and sausage or ladled over potatoes or fried chicken.

Prep

15 min

Cook

57 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

0.5 cups bacon fat
0.75 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups whole milk , at room temperature, or more if needed

Instructions

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.

Nutrition per serving

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