A rich and creamy bacon gravy made with simple ingredients, perfect for serving over warm biscuits for a hearty Southern-style breakfast.
Ingredients
- 6 slices thick-cut bacon
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy and golden brown. Remove bacon from pan and set aside on paper towels.
- Pour out half of the bacon grease from the pan, leaving approximately 3 tablespoons in the skillet.
- Chop the cooked bacon into small bite-sized pieces and set aside.
- Return the skillet to medium heat and sprinkle the flour over the bacon grease.
- Whisk continuously until the flour mixture begins to bubble and turns a light golden brown color.
- Add salt and pepper, whisking for another 30-45 seconds to combine.
- Gradually pour in the milk while whisking constantly to prevent lumps from forming.
- Continue whisking and cooking until the mixture begins to simmer.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and continue whisking until the gravy thickens, approximately 5 minutes.
- Stir in the chopped bacon pieces and remove from heat.
- Allow gravy to rest for 3-4 minutes to thicken further before serving over warm biscuits.