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creamy cracked pepper gravy

Recipe by
Gina Davis
Cedar Bluff, VA

This gravy is awesome with deep fried chicken tenders, fried chicken livers (recipe posted) Also can be used as a breakfast gravy or to make sausage gravy just add cooked sausage and serve over a hot buttermilk biscuits!! Picture shown is the gravy being used as a dip for my chicken liver dinner tonight :)

yield 2 - 3
prep time 5 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For creamy cracked pepper gravy

  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 2 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1 c
    whole milk (or 1/2 cup cream or half and half and 1/2 cup water)
  • 1 Tbsp
    medium to large grind fresh ground black pepper or more to taste
  • 1 - 2 tsp
    salt or to taste

How To Make creamy cracked pepper gravy

  • 1
    Melt butter
  • 2
    Add flour and cook on medium low heat whisking or stirring for 5 or more minutes (this removes the raw taste from the flour). Don't brown the flour and butter this gravy is a white gravy.
  • 3
    Pour liquid into butter/flour mix and bump heat up to medium. Stir until thickened. Turn heat off and cover to keep warm and to avoid the gravy skim that forms on top if left uncovered. If this happens just add a few tablespoons of milk or water and whisk until smooth again :)
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