Fearless Skillet Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil (from fried chicken, bacon cracklins, or beef fat) or 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 -4 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk (or substitute 1 cup milk for chicken, beef, pork, or vegetable broth)
salt & pepper

Preparation

Heat oil or butter on medium heat; slowly whisk in flour.
Continue to whisk, cooking for a few minutes until a soft paste has formed (called roux).
Turn heat down to medium-low; slowly whisk in milk.
Continue to whisk, smoothing out any lumps.
Turn up heat to medium and keep that whisk movin' until gravy thickens!
For a thinner gravy, add more liquid.
Salt-and-pepper generously!