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SERVES:
3-4

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pound mild Italian sausage, casings removed and crumbled


• 2-3 Tbs butter


• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour


• 2 1/2 cups milk


• Salt and pepper to taste


• Pinch cayenne pepper to taste (optional)


• 1/3-1/2 cup chopped green onions (optional)


• Buttermilk biscuits for serving (optional) recipe follows

PROCEDURE:

Saute the sausage on medium high heat, in a large saute pan or a cast iron skillet if you have one.

Once the sausage has browned all around, take it out of the pan and then add 2-3 Tbs butter to the pan and, once that has melted, add 1/4 cup flour, stir it with a wooden spoon, and cook it until it turns a nice, nutty brown color.

Then add 2 1/2 cups milk and use a whisk to combine the butter and flour with the milk and let it simmer along until it thickens up.

Once it comes back to a simmer and does thicken up, turn the heat down a bit and fold the sausage back into it.

All that's left is to season it with a little salt and pepper to taste and a tiny bit of cayenne pepper if you like and, for a little added color, add some optional chopped green onions.

Serve it up in traditional style with homemade buttermilk biscuits!

HINTS:

Buy Italian sausage patties to save yourself the step of removing the casings.

Buttermilk Biscuits with Green Onions

SERVES:
Makes 12-15 biscuits

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 cups all-purpose flour


• 2 Tbs baking powder


• 2 Tbs sugar


• 1 tsp salt


• 1/3-1/2 cups chopped green onions (optional)


• 6 Tbs unsalted butter, cubed


• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

PROCEDURE:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and use a large mixing bowl to combine 4 cups of all-purpose flour with 2 Tbs of baking powder, 2 Tbs sugar, 1 tsp salt and an optional 1/3-1/2 cup chopped green onions and mix those together.

Next, add 6 Tbs of cubed butter and use your fingers to incorporate that. Add 1 1/2 cups buttermilk and mix everything together until it just forms a ball and then roll the dough out on a floured work surface until it is about 1 1/2 inches thick.

Use a knife to cut the dough into squares or use a round biscuit cutter and place those on a heavy bottomed baking tray. Reshape the remaining dough and cut that into biscuits as well.

Pop the tray onto the center rack of the preheated oven. They'll take just about 14-15 minutes to bake and I would suggest eating them while they're still nice and hot with a dollop of butter!

HINTS:

You can add a tsp of lemon juice or even white vinegar to regular milk if you don't have buttermilk.