sausage gravy for a crowd

Submitted by ssinderella

"My grandma and dad made this in the family restaurant..way before we knew how bad it was for us. It is really great for a treat, though..especially over biscuits. The amounts are approximate..I never have measured.."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-10

ingredients

• 1 lb pork sausage
• 2 links Italian sausage
• 3 slices bacon
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 cup flour
• 5 cups milk, approximately
• ham soup base or chicken base (in the soup aisle)
• salt and pepper

directions

1. brown and crumble the italian and pork sausage in a big pot.
2. Cook and crumble the bacon and add to the pot with some of the drippings.
3. Add the butter or margarine if there is not a lot of grease.
4. DO NOT DRAIN.
5. Add the flour to the pan with the sausage to make a sort of roux.
6. Cook over medium low for about 5-10 minutes.
7. Add the milk and cook for about 10-15 minutes until thick.
8. Thin with milk as needed.
9. Season with some of the ham base, salt, and pepper as you desire.

Reviews

[Random Rachel]

Delicious! I made this for breakfast at camp, multiplying the recipe to use 1 gallon and 4 cups of milk. It made way too much for 20 servings, we probably got 80 servings out of it. So, I think 6 servings is a bit too generous, it should be more like 12 or 24 - one recipe would probably have been enough for 20 :) Aside from having way too much gravy - they loved it! It tasted great, even the next day reheated. It took over an hour to make, because that much milk took forever to come to a boil, but I expected that. Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe!