Creamy Bacon Gravy
This Bacon Gravy has just a few ingredients, is super easy to make, and absolutely rib-sticking delicious!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 282kcal
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 5 tablespoon bacon fat
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 2 ½ cups whole milk slightly warmed
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a skillet and reserve the bacon grease in the pan. Drain the bacon and crumble into pieces.
- Make sure you have 5 tablespoons of bacon fat in the skillet (you can get most of this by cooking a full package of bacon). Heat the skillet over medium heat and add the flour.
- Whisk constantly for about 3-4 minutes. Mixture should be a very light golden brown.
- Slowly stir in the milk while whisking constantly.
- Stir in the salt, pepper, cayenne and crumbled bacon and bring to a simmer.
- Cook for about 3-5 minutes, until the gravy is thickened.
Notes
- Once you add the flour, use a silicone whisk to whisk constantly to ensure the roux doesn't burn.
- SLOWLY add the milk while whisking constantly. This is important as adding it too fast can cause your gravy to become lumpy.
- Warm your milk slightly (room temperature is ok) before pouring it in the gravy. This will also help to prevent lumps.
- You can add more or less crumbled bacon as you prefer. Be sure to reduce the salt if adding more bacon.
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 401mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 182IU | Calcium: 115mg | Iron: 1mg