Though I grew up in the South, and my mother cooked in the southern tradition, I must admit that I gasped when Jay added a whole stick of butter to the pan of browning Jimmy Dean sausage. For years, Jay had been offering to share his mother’s biscuits and gravy with Steve and I. And finally last week we took him up on his offer. The basic recipe …
* In a cast iron frying pan, brown one pound of sausage.
* Once the sausage is nearly browned, add the stick of butter. Let the butter melt.
* Toss in some flour. The flour browns in all that buttery goodness. Pour in some milk.
*Add some spices (e.g. cumin or chili powder or whatever you want). Then, the secret ingredient is added. Molasses! Have you ever heard of such? Keep cooking until the gravy is thick and golden brown. Stir occasionally.
As the concoction bubbles, whisk up some drop biscuits.
Once biscuits have browned, split one open on a plate and ladle on the gravy. Simply delicious.
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