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[–] Dagnet 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine losing to a guy that wasn't even doing the correct assignment

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Extra points for making the superior dish. Good job thinking outside the box.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (9 children)

wait, biscuits and gravy is a thing? What am I missing here?

[–] eric 34 points 1 year ago

Depending on where you’re from you may be picturing entirely the wrong things for biscuits and gravy. The biscuits are soft, flaky, buttery pastries and the gravy is a white sausage gravy made from flour, milk, and ground sausage. If you look up “biscuits and gravy” the pictures will show you what it looks like. It’s a common breakfast from the US south, although it exists in all parts of the US.

[–] MajinBlayze 19 points 1 year ago

It is, and it's delicious.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It's a staple ~~southern American~~ Southern US breakfast dish. Drop biscuits (similar to buttermilk biscuits, but it'd denser and fluffier. No layers either), covered with sausage gravy. If you're not from the US/North America I'm not sure if there's an equivalent to breakfast sausage. I hope so! Because if you have the time to make some I would really recommend it!

Couple of tips for anyone looking to make some biscuits and gravy:

  • Use shortening in your biscuits, idk what it does different but it works best imo.

  • If you're going to use biscuit mix, use Formula L if you can find it. It's the best. Good for pancakes too!

  • Let your roux get a some color before adding the milk. Pale sausage gravy doesn't taste nearly as good. Just use low heat and keep the sausage and flour mixture moving to ensure you don't burn it.

  • Use full fat milk for better flavor.

  • After you add the milk and it warms back up, throw 4 or 5 chopped up fresh sage leaves into your gravy. Sage, fennel, and pepper are a big part of the flavor profile of American breakfast sausage, adding a little extra really helps the flavor pop!

  • And finally, let the gravy get thick! Watery gravy should be illegal

  • For vegetarians: beyond sausage works great if you want to try it! It browns quicker than regular sausage though, so keep an eye on it. And you might need to add a little extra fat, butter or margarine works well.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is all great advice, but I would add to it that biscuits and gravy is terrible if there is no black pepper in it. It's definitely a required ingredient. Sage and others are optional, but pepper is a must.

And don't skimp on the sausage. The number one mistake that restaurants make is skimping on the sausage. It shouldn't taste like milk.

The number two mistake that restaurants make is trying to make it fancy and adding too much random stuff to it. You don't need to add bacon and green onions and cheese and on and on. It's not grits. It's delicious on its own as a nice, simple recipe.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Non-southerners beware, flour that grows well at higher latitudes is "harder", i.e. has more gluten, while wheat from the south is "softer" / less gluten. You may need a softer flour to make really great southern-style biscuits, and that can be tough to come by outside the south.

[–] kartonrealista 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you said southern American I imagined a dish from South America, until I read what the other bloke in this thread said about the US south.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom 5 points 1 year ago

Fair! I didn't even think about that. I've edited it to be more accurate

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Yes, and it is delicious. Definitely not something you can have every day if you care for your arteries in the slightest.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

It's an American thing. From what I know it's a special type of biscuit, similar to a scone, served with a white gravy.

[–] ki77erb 4 points 1 year ago

I grew up on biscuits and gravy in Texas. When I met my wife she had never had it before. Now we have it for breakfast at least twice a month.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's legitimately one of my favorite breakfasts. I don't have it often, though.

[–] Chickens 2 points 1 year ago

What am I missing here?

A decent breakfast, apparently. bless your heart.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's scones and gravy, but the gravy has chunks of pork/sausage.

[–] me8myself 3 points 1 year ago

Which episode is this?

[–] c9mp 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Chickens 1 points 1 year ago

Shit on a shingle is also a thing. Came out of the army as a breakfast. White bread slices covered in gravy.

[–] Chickens 1 points 1 year ago

That looks like a brisket taco? Presentation leaves a bit to be desired.