Easy White Country Gravy is made with 5 ingredients! I bet you have them all in your kitchen! It is a delicious gravy that is smooth, creamy, full of rich flavor and ridiculously easy to make in minutes! Recipe makes about total 2 cups gravy. 1/4 cup serving size (8 servings total).
2cupsmilk, whole or 2%*you must use milk with a higher fat content
kosher/coarse salt to taste * I use 1 tsp kosher/coarse salt (not regular table salt...see notes) this is the amount I like... start with less and add to taste if you are worried about it being too salty
2tspblack pepper *more to taste
Instructions
In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt your butter and add your flour. Whisk together.
Let the flour and butter cook for 1-2 minutes. (The flour taste needs to cook out).
Whisk in the milk, whisking until smooth. It will start to thicken. Lower the heat to medium-low. Keep whisking the gravy as it thickens.
Season with coarse/kosher salt and pepper to taste.Start with what the recipe calls for add more to your liking.Add milk to thin out the gravy to your liking if the gravy is too thick.
Serve immedietly.
This gravy will thicken as it cools. For reheating just heat over medium-low heat. Add milk as needed if the gravy is too thick when reheating.
Notes
There is a difference between kosher/coarse salt and regular salt! Kosher/coarse salt is a bigger salt that makes it easier to control the flavor in a dish! There is a huge difference between 1 tsp kosher/coarse salt and 1 tsp regular salt... regular salt is much smaller per little grain/salt particle so you will get more salt from all the tiny pieces that you will with bigger coarse salt like kosher/coarse salt! 1 tsp of regular salt will be much saltier than 1 tsp kosher/coarse salt so if you are using regular salt, start with less and season to taste! That being said, season this gravy to taste ... which is good advice for most dishes since everyone’s level of seasoning with salt is different... I like more salty while some like less-that goes for black pepper too.Ad more milk if the gravy is too thick.If you want it thicker, add a “cornstarch slurry”. Take equal parts cornstarch and COLD water (start with a tablespoon of each), mix it together and slowly add a little bit at time to the gravy as it heats. Whisk as you add it. Add more as needed until it reached the thickness you like. This will not affect the taste at all.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should only be used as an approximation.