Loved the song! tsp. It’s my husbands favorite. ® < Old French - trapasser (to trespass). Cooking sausage gravy for about 50.... how would you do it. 🙂. Do not drain. 1 – 1 ¼ pound high quality sausage (not a lot of fatty content. I’ve got to go back to your book and find out more! A great way to get to know others in a club, church or organization better. The sausage gravy recipe has a LOT of sausage. This recipe will make 1½-2 gallons of gravy! Recipe by brenda-ohio. That's just dumb. Sausage Gravy 3 lbs. This is one recipe you need to read all the way through before starting. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Sausage gravy and biscuits is a classic southern breakfast recipe the whole family will love! Added milk in small increments, heating slowly and stirring almost constantly. Would I scorch a batch? P.S. Since I work in our school, I don’t get to do a whole lot of it, but years ago I did and for the most part enjoyed it. Sausage: You can buy in bulk from the meat counter at the grocery store, you can buy links and remove them from the casing, or you can make your own homemade breakfast sausage from ground pork and seasonings. black pepper (or more, to taste) 1/4 cup real maple syrup (optional) In a large stock pot or dutch oven, cook sausage until not longer pink. Use good sausage, of course; sage or hot is nice. Change ). Where I live, on a Hutterite colony, there’s a lot of quantity cooking. Thank you so much for your question. 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Add more milk if a thinner gravy is desired. Yes, that would mean quantity disaster where I live. Happy husband happy life. Actual daily nutrient requirements might be different based on your age, gender, level of physical activity, medical history and other factors. To freeze, transfer the cooled gravy to freezer bags or airtight containers. 1-1/2 c. water or milk Cook sausage, stirring occasionally, until no pink remains, about 8 to 10 minutes. You may want to consider a 20 quart for 50 people. A Few Notes: To avoid the MSG and nitrates often found in store-bought varieties, make your own sausage (like my mouth-watering Maple Breakfast Sausage!). John Knepper stirring his famous and great sausage gravy. And here is my much smaller quantity recipe from an early blog post. ). Reheat leftover sausage gravy on the stovetop or in the microwave. brown and crumble the italian and pork sausage in a big pot. Slather biscuits in Ree Drummond's comforting, top-rated Sausage Gravy recipe from The Pioneer Woman on Food Network. We are going to premake the biscuits and will have 3 Camping stoves 2 will be used for bacon and sausage and I have the task of cooking the gravy. Serve biscuits hot out of the oven topped with a big scoop of sausage gravy. Cook and crumble the bacon and add to the pot with some of the drippings. Period. Our faithful normal gravy maker had to be out of town at a Lions state convention for the second half of our planned Pancake Days so my husband sweetly said he thought I could do it. Once flour/sausage mixture is well mixed and browned, stir in 1 gallon whole milk. Why or why not? You can also find 1000s of Food Network's best recipes from top chefs, shows and experts. (Try my super simple Buttermilk Biscuits.). 2 cups flour You can make enough for 50 people using a huge dutch oven with one batch in about an hour. Season ... used with permission. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Add the butter or margarine if there is not a lot of grease. Taste and adjust for salt and pepper. salt Brown 1- 1 ¼ pound sausage in one cup vegetable oil in skillet. Hats off to Lovina for quantity cooking and to you for publishing all the details. Bring gravy to a boil and cook to desired thickness. You might want to check it out!Â. Add the flour to the pan with the sausage to make a sort of roux. The quantity aspect was what was new—and daunting. It was meant to be in the Instant Pot recipe as well, but somehow was left out. 3.Add milk in a stream, whisking the whole time. Cherishing the Past while Celebrating the Present. See size of kettle John is using. Be sure you have a large pan and plenty of milk. I make my gravy similarly, but I use a sauce pan to fry the sausage. 1 Tb. I apologize for the confusion! ; Keep it warm: You'll want to serve the gravy hot.Because it's a cream based gravy with a fair amount of fat, it will get thicker as it cools. Was also going to post this on /r/camping but thought you all might have some suggestions. You may also add some of the cooked and crumbled sausage to the gravy. I got my own dip into quantity cooking the other week helping with the Lions Club Pancake Days that have been a tradition in the little town of Broadway, Va. for at least 30 or more years. Completed gravy usually stays very hot once removed from fire, although we use a warming commercial buffet line to keep pancakes, sausages and gravy hot as people come through the lines. Roll out into a rectangle, to about ¼” thickness. If you have no bacon grease, butter is a possibility, but for … Add small amounts of boiling water as needed to help thin it down, which also helps reheat it more quickly.). A classic recipe for the best way to top ... Crumble and cook sausage in large skillet over medium ... in milk. Photo courtesy of Dawn Turner from 2014. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Linda, thanks for adding your “quantity disaster” quip. Cook over medium low for about 5-10 minutes. About Finding Harmony Blog and Another Way Newspaper Column. Making gravy doesn't take hours. Love it! I am wondering about how much gravy y'all think would be appropriate. 1/4. How do they handle the last minute panics of “oh no, someone bought this kind of flour or sugar rather than that, or the order list said this rather than that?”. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. For Southern-style sausage gravy, crumble 3 fully-cooked, heated turkey sausage patties (such as Butterball turkey sausage) into the gravy and serve over biscuits or toast. See size of kettle John is using. My mother always hated to work in crowded church kitchens to prepare meals. Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet and 155 lbs (70 kg) body weight . Cook gravy until thick and bubbly. Nutrition facts for Sausage gravy, recommended daily values and analysis. onion powder 1 tsp. We have Biscuits and Gravy as the meal for breakfast. Mix in flour and mix and heat well, stirring and mashing down with spatula to keep out lumps. You'd need to walk 86 minutes to burn 310 calories. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook up a whole pound of sausage, then save half of it back for another meal later in the week (or freeze it! 1 ½ teaspoon pepper. Makes one large kettle serving 40-50 people, depending on how much gravy they want dolloped onto their pancakes. Hi Lyndsay! In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until no pink remains, 8 to 10 minutes. "Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing." When brown, added flour, salt, pepper 7:20 a.m. DO NOT DRAIN. The gravy will continue to thicken after it is removed from the heat so if it gets too thick at any point, loosen it up with another splash or two of milk. Here, shared with permission from the true gravy maker, John Knepper, is how to feed the multitude delicious homemade gravy (and if you count the milk, this gravy is more like a creamed sausage soup than a greasy gravy). I put the pepper in while it’s cooking, add the flour to the sausage and grease (and if the sausage is too lean I add bacon grease) until it’s kinda pasty and then just keep pouring in milk till it’s the right thickness. And watch videos demonstrating recipe prep and cooking techniques. garlic powder 3 tsp. I freeze in 1 or 2 cup portions and also freeze prebaked biscuits, for a quick meal. And you need help from others cleaning up the very large mess made by quantity cooking. ( Log Out /  1/4 tsp. Label with the name and date and freeze for up to 2 months. I have been asked to make biscuits and gravy for the morning after the wedding of two of my friends. ... December 18, 2020 at 8:50 am. ), and make it regularly particularly in the fall and winter. Biscuits and Gravy is a simple recipe buttery, flaky, homemade biscuits and a savory three-ingredient sausage gravy.A classic, hearty, and timeless breakfast combination and perfect served alongside a Vanilla Fruit Salad!. Normally I would just err on the side of having too much, but I am working on a budget, so having less left over seems like a … Serve your sausage gravy over hot, homemade biscuits. (To reheat gravy that has been refrigerated reheat in small batches, stirring very frequently or continuously. To keep warm, just heat over low … The answers are no, no, and no, thank the sausage gravy angels of the universe. Soooo, any suggestions how I should attempt this? To walk or tramp about; to gad, wander. After adding about 2 1/2 cups, turn heat to medium and continue cooking, stirring constantly. But the adrenaline rush from successfully managing to cook and feed a large number of people in a short amount of time is not only rewarding, but addicting, and you know you’ll enjoy doing it again. Stir continuously allowing it to heat until bubbly and thickened over medium heat. ( Log Out /  For this pancake sale, we buy from a local meat warehouser called Gore’s.) Would it turn lumpy and be ruined? I use Gunnoes. Over the last couple of weeks, dinners have been a little more … ... June 22, 2020 at 10:50 am. (camping style). Sprinkle with flour and cook 1 minute. Bake biscuits according to package directions Serve gravy over hot split biscuits! But here’s how I serve it at home. Add the onion and cook until the sausage … This is the best biscuits and gravy … Handed down in my family for over a hundred years... Bacon GreaseBob Evans sausageSelf rising flourMilkSaltPepper ... How much sugar is in Biscuit Sausage Gravy Platter? ( Log Out /  If you’ve read my book, Hutterite Diaries you know my dishes sometimes turned into disasters. 1/3 lb. Unbeatable Sausage Gravy and Biscuits Recipe - Pillsbury.com —Laurie Buchanan, "if you're lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it" John Irving, Blueberries, grapes, vegetables, and more. Add 1/4- 1/3 of sausage (or as much as desired) to gravy Simmer for 2-3 minutes, add small amount of water if needed. The trick to a great country gravy is to really brown the sausage in a skillet until it has a deep brown caramelization on the outside. Do you enjoy quantity cooking? Thanks for commenting! If you know of newspapers who might be interested in carrying Lovina’s Amish Kitchen newspaper column, here is contact info.Â, The Mennonite Community Cookbook is known for its section on cooking enough food for a barn raising. Bulk Country Sausage Gravy. Sprinkle flour over sausage and stir until flour is no longer white and visible, about a minute. The sausage gravy served with the biscuits is like none I've tasted before — intensely creamy and flavorful — so now it's a staple of my family's Legoland experience. Doing a campout with a largish group this weekend. Feed a crowd or stock your freezer. 1/3 c. regular flour There are 310 calories in 1 bowl (7 oz) of Hy-Vee Sausage And Gravy Breakfast Bowl. Not only will the sausage taste better, the drippings will have also have … I do like working with others, even if personalities come out. 1 cup vegetable oil 1 ½ teaspoon salt At first I thought, no problem, I've done it tons of times in my cast iron pan, however then it hit me, I have to do this for up to 50 people who will be standing around hungry and not wanting to wait for a batch at a time. Sausage Gravy – large quantity – recipe from John Knepper Makes one large kettle serving 40-50 people, depending on how much gravy they want dolloped onto their pancakes. Next year. This is your basic sausage gravy. For a “Shrove Sunday” pancake brunch at church 2018, made large 6 quart batch gravy: Timetable sausage (I use country-style) 1 1/2 cups flour 15 cups whole milk (1 gallon minus 1 cup) 3 tsp. edit: I linked to a 12 quart dutch oven. I added thyme to mine snd my husband said it was the best. A delicious, restaurant-quality sausage gravy that only requires 5 basic ingredients and can be made in 15 minutes or less. How does any woman manage to pull together a menu, stock the supplies (to say nothing of paying for it all), to feed upwards of 1000 meals all in one day: the day your daughter or son gets married, no less? While the biscuits are baking, make the gravy: Heat a dry large skillet over medium heat until hot. I didn’t realize buiscits and gravy were so simple. While we all know that sausage gravy isn’t the healthiest dish in the world it is some of the best stick to your ribs comfort food out there! I did add garlic and onion … Biscuit Sausage Gravy Platter McDonald's 1 serving 890 calories 87 grams carbs 52 grams fat 19 grams protein 3 grams fiber 50 mg cholesterol 20 grams saturated fat 2410 mg sodium 6 grams sugar 0 grams trans fat. Started about 9:30 a.m. for 10:45 brunch serving. You can decrease the sausage by 1/3 or increase the gravy by 1/3 to 1/2 and still have plenty of chunks. Fold the dough into thirds by folding the left side into the center and the right side over the top (see photos in the post for the biscuits).Rotate dough, re-flour the surface if necessary, and roll the dough into rectangle, again to about ¼” thickness. Add milk and bring mixture to a boil. Most of it is all homemade from scratch. Gunnoes whole hog sausage, mild (or the highest quality favorite sausage you can buy) salt (or more, to taste) 1 tsp. The gravy by all accounts was delicious; we had people wondering what was the name of the mix we used, and when we told them it was homemade, not a mix, one woman looked triumphantly at her table mates declaring, “I’ll have to tell the team at our church!” Score, score. Would I run out of gravy at a critical time and there would be folks in line yammering for their gravy—an abundance of pancakes and sausages cooling all the while? 1 – 1 ¼ pound high quality sausage (not a lot of fatty content. You might enjoy Jennifer Murch’s account of how she masterminded the making of 12,000 homemade yeast raised donuts for our local Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale recently! Amount of sugar in Biscuit Sausage Gravy Platter: Sugar Gravy finished cooking up about 8:00 a.m. Stuart cooked sausages at medium 300 degrees on the griddle. In this case it wasn’t a matter of me learning to cook a new dish: ever since we began our involvement with the Lions and I learned to love sausage gravy on pancakes (the topic of my very first post for this blog back in 2013! We will add it in – thank you for pointing that out for us. At home I serve fresh fruit after these two courses for a more nutritious dessert. Do not to let it scorch. Are. Since I was focused on making gravy and not taking pictures, I don’t have many pictures. Began frying sausage in oil 7 a.m. A blog looking for harmony, grace and wisdom in many spheres of daily living. Press the dough into a ball and place on a floured surface. Ground meat, sausage or giblets added to gravy should be fully cooked, drained and chopped, and added after the gravy has thickened. Visit CalorieKing … Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Store leftover sausage gravy in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. shortening – Crisco as needed, or fat remaining from frying sausage Sausage Gravy – large quantity – recipe from John Knepper. Viola! ( Log Out /  Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The answer about how Lovina or any Amish woman or man who helps cook for a wedding feeding 400-500 people for lunch, and then feeding another 400-500 for an evening meals is: You. Broadway Lions Club, Jennifer Murch, John Knepper, Lions Club Pancake Days, quantity cooking recipe, Sausage gravy, Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale Donuts, In the years since I began working with a team of people at MennoMedia to help syndicate Lovina Eicher’s Amish Kitchen newspaper column, I’ve become not only a faithful reader but a star struck fan in wonderment of how does she do it—especially when it comes to cooking for a wedding crowd? Add the sausage, breaking it into pieces with your spatula (the more it cooks, the more it'll be easier to break up). And if you’re going eeewww, “Pancakes are eaten with syrup, not gravy!” you can do the way many Broadway Lions Club Pancake Days fans do: eat your first course of pancakes as a meal with gravy, and your second course with syrup, for dessert. Exhausted. My husband talked me—no, volunteered me into—making the homemade sausage gravy (no mix for this Lions Club, no sireee). After trying several recipes from this site, our favorite gravy recipe is the "Country Sausage Gravy". Nutrition Information: Calories: 50 calories, Carbohydrates : 6 g, Protein : 2 g, Fat : 2 g, Saturated Fat : 1 g, Cholesterol : 1 mg, Sodium : 220 mg, Fiber : 1 g pepper. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. 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