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Southern Gravy Recipe

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5 Tablespoons Bacon Drippings (Bacon Grease)
4 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
Approximately 2 cups milk (Whole or 2%, not skim, fat-free, fat-less, or other, and nothing heavier, it won’t work.)
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
Directions:
Heat bacon grease in a large, heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add flour and combine. Add ¼ tsp salt and around 10 grinds pepper. (More or less if you prefer)
Stir until the flour is about the color of peanut butter and smells nutty. Add ½ of the milk, reduce heat to medium low.
Allow to come to a simmer, stirring constantly to avoid sticking. On the first run, the gravy is likely to nearly seize, be ready with more milk.
Add milk by quarter or half cups until gravy has thickened considerably. If using a whisk you’ll know the gravy is ready when drawing the whisk through the gravy leaves “tracks” from the wires that remain visible for at least 5 seconds.
Add at least 10 more grinds pepper and another pinch of salt, to taste.
serve over whatever you happen to have around. Biscuits, chicken fried steak, fried chicken, mashed potatoes. The choices are endless!
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