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Servings: 4
Course: Breakfast, Condiment
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Five minutes, five ingredients, and it goes on literally everything. Fat, flour, milk, salt, pepper. That's country gravy. If you can stir, you can make it. This was the first thing they taught us in
Mike

Ingredients  

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Method
 

  1. Melt 3 tablespoons of fat in a skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle in 3 tablespoons of flour and stir constantly for 1-2 minutes until it turns slightly golden and smells nutty. This cooks the raw flour taste out — skip this step and your gravy will taste like paste.
  2. Slowly pour in 2 cups of whole milk while whisking constantly. The mixture will look lumpy at first — keep whisking and it will smooth out. Bring to a gentle simmer and stir frequently as it thickens, about 3-4 minutes. Season generously with salt and black pepper.
  3. That's it. Five minutes from start to finish.