Country Style White Gravy (Quick and Easy)
This country-style white gravy is the perfect gravy to make in a hurry. It uses 5 ingredients and takes 5 minutes to prepare! This delicious gravy recipe is buttery in flavor and seasoned to perfection. Simple pantry ingredients have never tasted so good!
Servings: 10
Calories: 41kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups milk 2% *you must use milk with a higher fat content
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk in the flour until the flour incorporates all of the butter.
- Once the raw flour taste and butter cooks (around 2-3 minutes) it will start to smell toasty. It is then the perfect time to slowly pour in the milk, whisking constantly.
- The gravy will start to instantly thicken as the milk is poured.
- When all of the milk is added, and the gravy looks smooth and silky, add the salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately on top of country-fried steak, chicken fried steak, or mashed potatoes.
Recipe Notes
Use leftover bacon grease
If you have leftover bacon grease in your skillet, you can combine it with the butter to add extra flavor to the gravy.
Thick gravy
If your gravy is too thick, whisk in a little more milk until it reaches the desired consistency.
Lumpy gravy
If your gravy becomes lumpy, you can strain it through a sieve. Lumpy gravy is usually caused by adding too much milk at once and not whisking frequently.
Using salted butter
If you're using salted butter, you may not need any salt added to the gravy, but you will still need the black pepper.