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Grandpa Archie's Country Gravy

Grandpa Archie's Country Gravy

Cuisine:American

Course:Sauce

5m prep 15m cook 20m ready

A rich and creamy country gravy made with bacon grease, perfect for biscuits or mashed potatoes.

Ingredients

Servings:

Nutrition (per serving, estimated)

Estimated based off 4 of 5 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).

Energy
105 cal
Protein
5.3 g
Carbohydrate
15.2 g
Fiber
0.47 g
Sugars
6.21 g
Sodium
352 mg
Total fat
2.55 g
Saturated fat
1.56 g
Monounsaturated fat
0.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat
0.14 g
Vitamins & minerals
  • Calcium: 151 mg
  • Iron: 0.63 mg
  • Magnesium: 17.1 mg
  • Phosphorus: 126 mg
  • Potassium: 192 mg
  • Zinc: 0.68 mg

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

  • 1/2 cup bacon grease
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 4 cup milk

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Heat the bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat.

  2. Step 2.

    Whisk in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth.

  3. Step 3.

    Cook and stir over medium heat until browned, about 10 minutes (or less if desired).

  4. Step 4.

    Gradually stir in milk so that no lumps form, and continue cooking and stirring until thickened.

  5. Step 5.

    If the gravy becomes too thick, thin it with a little more milk.

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