Sausage Gravy

Ingredients

1 Stick butter ¾ pound sausage Flour 1 teaspoon black ground pepper 1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning 1 quart milk

Directions

1. Fry sausauge into small pieces. Brown well.
2. Melt butter in a separate sauce pan.
3. Add black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper, Cajun seasoning, and stir.
4. Add flour by tablespoonfuls until the mixture is thick. Continue to cook for 2–3 minutes. This ensures the gravy does not have a flour taste.
5. Whisk in the milk. Continue to cook and whisk until the gravy is smooth, thick, and hot.
6. Add sausage and stir.
7. Serve over open-face homemade biscuits.

—David