Southern Sausage Cream Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb pork bulk sausage (Jimmy Dean)
    2 tablespoons shortening (Crisco)
    1/4 cup all-purpose flour
    3 cups cool milk
    6 warm biscuits
Preparation
    Put the sausage in a large, straight-sided saute pan over medium-heat.
    As the sausage cooks, crumble into small pieces using a fork.
    When the sausage crumbles are lightly browned and fully cooked, transfer them and their pan juices to a bowl; set aside.
    Add the shortening to the hot pan.
    When the shortening has melted, add the flour, stirring it in slowly with a whisk.
    Stir constantly and cook the mixture until the flour is slightly browned (about 3-4 minutes).
    The mixture should smell nutty, not burned.
    Add in the milk, stirring constantly with a whisk until the gravy comes to a boil.
    Lower the heat to medium-low and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
    Add the reserved sausage and pan juices to the gravy.
    Mix well with a wooden spoon, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
    The gravy should be a medium-thick sauce; if needed, the gravy can be thinned by adding warm milk.
    Split the biscuits in half; place the halves, split side up on individual plates.
    Cover generously with warm gravy and serve immediately.

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