BREAKFAST GRAVY WITHOUT SAUSAGE RECIPES

Steps:

• Chop the pork fatback and meat into 2-inch pieces. Use any tough cut, such as the bottom round, neck meat, or shoulder.
• Mix the salt, herbs, garlic, black pepper, red pepper, sugar, and cloves. Sprinkle the spices across the meat and mix thoroughly.
• Spread the seasoned meat across a metal sheet tray or in a metal bowl. Stick it in the freezer for 30 minutes to chill. The texture should be a little crunchy, but not frozen solid.
• Using the coarse die on your meat grinder, grind the meat into a chilled bowl (I set a smaller bowl inside of a bigger bowl containing ice). If at any point the mixture begins to smear or come out of the grinder mushy, it’s too warm. Transfer the meat back to the freezer for another 30 minutes.
• After the first pass, switch out the coarse grinding plate for the plate with a fine die and grind again. Or, if your meat is sliced into smaller cubes, you can grind it just once through the small die.
• At this point, you have loose sausage that can be cooked as is or formed into small patties. Eat the fresh sausage within a week, or freeze patties in between sheets of parchment paper.

Steps:

• Place skillet over medium heat.
• Add the pork sausage, break it up with a spoon or fork and let it brown until fully cooked.
• Use a slotted spoon and remove the meat from the pan. Set aside for now.
• Add 2 Tablespoons of butter into the skillet, let melt.
• Add the flour, one Tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly to make a roux.
• Continue to stir and let the mixture cook for a minute or two, don’t let it burn.
• Slowly stir in milk, about ½ cup at a time, stirring constantly to work it all together.
• Add a little salt and pepper to taste. Test it for flavor, as you go.
• Add the cooked sausage back into the pan, stir well.
• Let the gravy and sausage simmer for a minute or two until it reaches the desired consistency.
• Serve warm and Enjoy.