Biscuits & gravy for breakfast

[michaelwilliammidd]

No trouble finding Biscuts and Gravy here in Arkansas. I always think its funny when I travel around the country and go to even Mcdonalds for breakfast and they have all the pancakes and everything but no Biscuts and Gravy. Born and raised in Arkansas....I love em'.

 

[larsson7]

As someone mentioned the biscuits are very like a Scone that we have here in Scotland but without the sugar. Tried one last year but not the gravy.

 

[tinkerrn]

Biscuits and Gravy~~~~Mana!!!!!

As a Kentucky born and raised filly;I was bottle fed sausage gravy. As soon as I was teething, they threw me a biscuit. I am joking of course, but as a Kentuckian it is as common as Mint Juleps at the Kentucky Derby to have at any breakfast. It is part of our culture, and a delicious part it is. We Kentuckians are proud of our horses, bourbon and biscuits and gravy.They serve biscuits and gravy at the finest restaurants and hotel in Kentucky. At The Seelbach Hotel, the hotel in the "Great Gatsby", serves it with champagne at Sunday brunch. You can also find it 'down' in coal mine country. Speaking of which, my fiancee have debated over who has the best sausage gravy and biscuits; the western or eastern coal miners. Both of our families come from the 'country'~coal mine country. Mine from Western Kentucky and his from Eastern Kentucky. My families gravy is much thicker with lots of sausage chunk in it, and is seasoned with pepper. His families if kinda runny, and you can't see or taste the sausage in it. Kinda on the bland side too. No, I am not biased .
I don't make the stuff but maybe 4 -5 times a year; not great for the heart . But, it sure is delicious!!!!!!

WE NEVER USE CRISCO!!!!! More like bacon or sausage drippings to make the roux. Any other Kentuckians out there with your families recipe???

 

[christygobar]

My families gravy is much thicker with lots of sausage chunk in it, and is seasoned with pepper.

This is how my grandmother's is also. And no shortening is used. Just the sausage or bacon drippings made into a roux with the seasoned flour and milk.

YUM. cravings!

 

[malibuconlee]

Yep, I make mine the same way. Must say the sausage and seasonings make a big difference in the taste!!

I like to fix scrambled eggs and hashbrowns with mine and have a HUGE pile of food.

I actually have a friend that when we stay at each others' house she begs me to make it for her.

Must make it soon!!

 

[tar heel]

I fry a pound of hot (peppery) sausage made into loose patties. Take the sausage out and drain on a papertowel. Add a quarter cup or so four to the drippings and whisk until it's good and smooth. Then gradually add milk stirring as you do until you get the right thickness. This will have a few pieces of sausage in it, but most of the sausage is served on the side in the patties.

A lot of the gravy served at buffets is not very good. Apparently, you can buy CANNED gravy and I'm assuming some of it is that. I think Hardee's has good gravy, but I'm going to disagree on Cracker Barrel. Their gravy is like their country ham, not up to par IMO.

 

[J.C.&ALI'SMOM]

Sausage gravy is good, IF you have someone who knows how to make it right. The poster above is correct about the gravy at most restaurants being premade. It can still be pretty good though.

I will always prefer it the way Mommy makes it ; ) Bacon gravy with toast is my favorite.

 

[goofy4tink]

Ohhhh, I know a soon to be very happy hubby!!! I had no idea it was so 'simple' to make. I'm sure there is much more to it than it seems but I think I may have to give it a try. Thanks for the info. Of course this may mean that dh will have to be going over to the dieting boards now!!!!

 

[jann1033]

totally agree . i didn't really care for the wdw version either...their sausage is a lttle weird flavored to me so maybe that's why...we live by salt mines so maybe it's a "mining thing" (Or a lot of transplanted tenn. 1/2 the pop. seems to be from McMinnville, Tenn.)& that's why they're here in Ohio . also bob evans is ohioan and they do have the best i've ever eaten out...not greasy criscoy or gross in any way amd nice fluffy non caloric biscuits too

when we make it we "gild the lily" and add 1/2 and1/2 for some of the milk( might as well go all the way to cardiac overload)..course i guess you could make it with turkey sausage.....honeysuckle t.s is pretty good( almost tastes like hog sausage) but haven't tried it for this

 

[justcruisin]

You've convinced me to try it. I've see it occasionally on a menu but was leary --- i thought it was more a dinner food.

Sounds YUMMY!

 

[mickeyfan2]

Never had it until I married DH. Good biscuits and gravy are very good. DH makes good B&G.

 

[Micca]

B&G yummy! To our OP, biscuits and gravy are also a nice "side" item to some eggs and hash browns! This is a breakfast that will keep you full until you go for a very late lunch, or early dinner.

 

[cdrn1]

When I started dating my southern-born hubby, I had never heard of B & G; I was like "you've got to be kidding me. Gravy for BREAKFAST???" Now after thirty years I am the gravy master! The secret to me is to use meat drippings (I prefer bacon) and get the roux really brown, a liberal sprinkle of Lousiana Cajun Seasoning, lots of pepper, and let it get good and thick. I hate that shiny canned stuff that lots of restaurants use. It's great with sausage crumbled in it but it's also good with the sausage served pattied on the side. Also, it's really good if you throw a fried egg or two over the top of the biscuits before you ladle on the gravy.
You may have guessed that after thirty years of this I am not a skinny girl any more.

 

[tinkerrn]

The sausage gravy and biscuits in Kentucky BETTER be homemade,NOT OUT OF A CAN!!!!!
I can't imagine how gross that would be. I don't eat at fast food restaurants or chain restaurants for that matter. Kinda a food snob. Like the smaller establishments; Louisville has some fantastic restaurants. Many incorporate Kentucky grown veggies, meat and BOURBON into their menus...kinda Kentucky gourmet.
As for HOW you cook your sausage gravy, a must is a cast iron skillet. One that has been seasoned and has plenty of use, preferably by someones granny. They usually KNOW how to cook; from sausage and gravy, southern fried chicken, southern green beans, corn bread, to a chess pie. YUMMY!!!!!!

Any where in WDW you can get some good sausage gravy and biscuits???

 

[CarolAnnC]

Born in Boston and having lived 20 years in New Hampshire, I was not familiar with biscuits and gravy. My DH is from the midwest and a biscuit and gravy fan! I have come to enjoy it myself too. I use canned biscuits like Pillsbury buttermilk, and usually a gravy mix. I try various brands of sausage roll and cook it up, chopping it up into small pieces. Yummy!

 

[monty]

Well....I'm not exactly drooling at the mouth after reading these posts. Hey, but what the heck....bring on the biscuits & gravy! I am certainly going to try them on our visit.....maybe they could be improved with a little Vegemite smeared on them. (he he )

 

[Kaycee]

My families gravy is much thicker with lots of sausage chunk in it, and is seasoned with pepper. His families if kinda runny, and you can't see or taste the sausage in it. WE NEVER USE CRISCO!!!!! More like bacon or sausage drippings to make the roux. Any other Kentuckians out there with your families recipe???

Well, I'm from Eastern Kentucky, but our gravy was always the much thicker variety with lots of sausage chunks and a brownish tint to the gravy from the drippings. I've seen the kind you described that your fiancee's family makes, the milky-white thin gravy with very little sausage. But that's not real Kentucky gravy, no matter what end of the state you're from, in my opinion! And you are absolutely right when you say we never use Crisco - yuck!

My gravy is very basic. It's my grandma's recipe, and it just doesn't get any better than that. I fry the sausage patties (in a cast iron skillet of course), crumble them, add flour to the sausage and drippings, then gradually stir in milk to get just the right thickness. I add pepper and salt to taste. I like mine fairly peppery. There aren't any exact measurements to this kind of cooking, and it's something you learn from trial and error. Thank goodness I spent many mornings watching my grandma so that I can now make perfect gravy!

 

[jrjac]

Well....I'm not exactly drooling at the mouth after reading these posts. Hey, but what the heck....bring on the biscuits & gravy! I am certainly going to try them on our visit.....maybe they could be improved with a little Vegemite smeared on them. (he he )

I always dread saying anything negative about Disney! But I must say, as much as I love B&G, the biscuits & gravy we had at Disney left alot to be desired, as the saying goes! Just my opinion! Two bites was all I could take.

 

[jann1033]

fried

Any where in WDW you can get some good sausage gravy and biscuits???

no...trial's end and wcc have it but it's more just cream gravy with some litle hunks of a sausage and it has a weird taste to me..not sure what it is. i do like hardees ,(land of the what is it.... 1500 cal breakfast sandwich? so what's a little sausage gravy and biscuits next to that ) but nothing even remotely close that i have found on property

 

[Redbudlover]

I am from Illinois and have lived in IN, KS, LA, and TX. I love biscuits and gravy - can't have them except as a special treat as they pack on the pounds. I had no idea there were places that didn't have them? Now that is STRANGE.