Southern White Gravy Recipe

This southern white gravy recipe is a classic that I think most people in the south should know how to make. Creamy, simple and delicious with so many different foods.

As you can see from the image above it's a classic on some homemade biscuits, sometimes you can add sausage meat to the gravy - but this would then be known as sausage gravy.

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• ❤️ Why you'll love it
• 🧅 Ingredients
• 🥣 Instructions
• 🔄 Substitutions and Variations
• 🔌 Equipment
• 🍽 What To Serve With Southern White Gravy
• 📘 Related Recipes
• 🧊 Storage
• 💡 Tips
• 👩‍🍳 FAQs
• Southern White Gravy Recipe
• 💬 Comments

❤️ Why you'll love it

• This southern white gravy recipe can be whipped up in literally minutes. It's an easy recipe.
• It's quite versatile in that you can season it how you like.
• It's the best kind and favorite comfort food you can get.
• Making a simple roux like this is the basis for any creamy sauce - e.g. add cheese and you can make mac and cheese!
• Simple ingredients - you should have all of this in your kitchen already.

🧅 Ingredients

• Bacon grease (or butter)
• All purpose flour
• Garlic
• Whole Milk
• Kosher Salt
• Black Pepper

See recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities.

🥣 Instructions

• Step 1: Add the bacon grease to a heavy bottom medium saucepan. Apply medium heat and add the flour.
• Step 2: Stir continuously for a few minutes with a small whisk, until the flour cooks a little and becomes pasty. This is so you don't get that flour taste.
• Step 3: Add the garlic and cook another 2 minutes.
• Step 4: Slowly start to add the heated milk, little at a time, continuously whisking.
• Step 5: Once you have used all the milk you should have a nice creamy white gravy.
• Step 6: Season this homemade gravy with salt and pepper to taste.

Hint: Don't try to rush adding the milk. You will end up with lumps in your gravy. Slowly, slowly, add the milk in batches of about ¼ cup at a time, then stir stir stir.

🔄 Substitutions and Variations

• Butter - instead of bacon drippings
• Cooked Sausage - although this will make it a sausage gravy, not a white country gravy.
• Cayenne Pepper - for a little heat.
• Garlic Powder - you can swap out the real garlic for this.
• Heavy Cream - just a dash, could add a little more depth.

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🔌 Equipment

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I have some links to the equipment I used to make this recipe in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

🍽 What To Serve With Southern White Gravy

• Fried Pork Chops
• Chicken-fried Steak
• Chicken Tenders
• Hot Biscuits
• Fried Chicken
• Hash Browns
• A Pie Crust
• French Fries
• Mashed Potatoes

📘 Related Recipes

• Cajun Butter Sauce
• Seafood Sauce Recipe

🧊 Storage

Once cooled you can store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. When you heat it back up again you may need to add more milk.

💡 Tips

Expert Tip: For best results use heated milk - it will help avoid lumps in your white gravy. If you use cold milk it will cool the roux back down and can cause lumps.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

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