Pawpaws Bacon Gravy Recipes

CREAMY BACON GRAVY

Steps:

• Brown bacon in a large skillet until crisp.
• Remove bacon and leave 2 tablespoons bacon fat in the skillet.
• Whisk flour into the bacon fat and cook 1 minute.
• Add milk a little bit at a time, stirring after each addition.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thick and bubbly.
• Crumble bacon and stir into the gravy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon over biscuits for serving.

OLD TIME KENTUCKY BACON MILK GRAVY FOR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat bacon drippings in a skillet over medium heat; whisk flour into drippings until smooth. Reduce heat to low and cook the flour mixture until it turns a caramel brown color, stirring constantly, about 15 minutes. Be careful, the roux burns easily. Stir in salt and black pepper.
• Whisk 1/2 cup milk into the roux until thoroughly blended. Continue whisking milk into the gravy, 1/2 cup at a time, whisking in each amount of milk completely before adding more. Bring gravy to a simmer and whisk constantly until thick, smooth, and bubbling.

PAWPAW'S BACON GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. In 6-8 in. skillet add drippings, flour, salt and pepper and whisk together. Heat on med. high heat stirring constantly untill it turns a med. to dark brown in color. Quickly add water, stirring constantly. Bring back up to boil, adjust salt and pepper to taste. Reduce to low and cook 1-2 minutes
• 2. If gravy is alittle thick just add alittle more water. Must be served right away as it skims easily.
• 3. If you don't save bacon drippings like us southern cooks just fry 4-5 pieces of bacon, thick sliced.