msmofet
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Can I make sausage gravy for over biscuits with Italian sausage? Or does it have to be sage breakfast sausage?
Question about sausage gravy
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Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
It's not traditional but will work if a different flavor is acceptable.
Aunt Bea
Master Chef
Absolutely, use what you have!
You can also make a nice mushroom gravy using Baby Bella brown mushrooms and traditional sausage seasonings.
You can also make a nice mushroom gravy using Baby Bella brown mushrooms and traditional sausage seasonings.
Sir_Loin_of_Beef
Chef Extraordinaire
As I have mentioned before, I'm Sicilian so I have done a lot of things with Italian sausage, but I have never tried it for biscuits and gravy. If you really really like Italian sausage, it will work just fine.
For a traditional down south biscuits and gravy, get yourself a roll of Jimmy Dean' pure pork sausage, or the generic equivalent.
For a traditional down south biscuits and gravy, get yourself a roll of Jimmy Dean' pure pork sausage, or the generic equivalent.
Kaneohegirlinaz
Wannabe TV Chef
Funny @msmofet I was just thinking about trying that!!
I wasn't going to make scratch gravy (dried envelope stuff) nor biscuits (frozen Pillsbury).
I've really had the ono-s (that's Hawaii speak for I really want to eat ... )for biscuits & gravy, buts alls I got!
I wasn't going to make scratch gravy (dried envelope stuff) nor biscuits (frozen Pillsbury).
I've really had the ono-s (that's Hawaii speak for I really want to eat ... )for biscuits & gravy, buts alls I got!
If it's all youse got it's still gonna taste ono!
I doi think that the fennel and basil in Italian sausage give it a distinct flavor that probably wouldn't work for me personally. Hungarian sausage with added spices works well though. I sometimes use just ground pork with added spices and lots of pepper. I also occasionally will thaw a pork tenderloin (I've got several in my freezer) and use a portion of it run through my food processor and save the rest for a different meal. If you do that, make sure it's not completely thawed and chunk ot into cubes before running it through. If you use completely thawed it will turn into a paste.
Why do you use tenderloin? You are grinding it so why not use a cheaper and tougher cut?
To me, that's sort of a waste of tender, melt in your mouth meat! There is hardly any fat compared to other cuts and I should think you would want that. No?
To me, that's sort of a waste of tender, melt in your mouth meat! There is hardly any fat compared to other cuts and I should think you would want that. No?
A whole tenderloin is usually two pieces and too much for the two of us for a regular meal. When I make the gravy, I fry the ground pork tenderloin in butter so there's the added fat. I buy pork tenderloins on sale for $1.99 lb which is cheaper than ground pork or sausage generally. If the pork tenderloins are not frozen, I will have the butcher grind them for me and portion them out to freeze (for meatballs, bolognese sauce, etc.).
We do like the melt in your mouth aspect in the gravy. My husband makes sausage with his cousins once a year so we usually get 20 pounds for ourselves so I don't often use pork tenderloin for sausage gravy. I just meant I would rather use pork tenderloin with my own spices rather than Italian sausage, personally. It's all about what one has on hand and I generally have plenty of tenderloins.
Ahh, ok. I understand.
I often buy tenderloins. As they often come 2 to the package, I have to open the vac pac to separate them. I freeze one and the other is perfect for me as 2 meals. Medallions and/or stir fry.
I also buy the pork loin when it's on sale. I cut one or maybe two for small roasts and the rest I cut into slabs for chops. Some of those I butterfly as well. I get a good variety.
At the moment the freezer is so full I can't get one even if it should come on sale. Like a lot of people - I really have to start eating just out of the freezer!
I often buy tenderloins. As they often come 2 to the package, I have to open the vac pac to separate them. I freeze one and the other is perfect for me as 2 meals. Medallions and/or stir fry.
I also buy the pork loin when it's on sale. I cut one or maybe two for small roasts and the rest I cut into slabs for chops. Some of those I butterfly as well. I get a good variety.
At the moment the freezer is so full I can't get one even if it should come on sale. Like a lot of people - I really have to start eating just out of the freezer!
I get it. We have a garage chest freezer but it still gets full. I "shopped" out of my freezer for this trip.
We really couldn't afford this trip if we were going out a lot but my husband has been severely depressed over his mother's diagnosis of liver cancer and it might be out last trip for awhile.
Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
The pork butt (top portion of the front shoulder) is the perfect ratio of fat and lean. It's what is usually used for sausage meat. It's also about half the price of tenderloin.
That's a lot of meat. Where I live a pork butt or shoulder is about 10-13 pounds and costs about $1.49 lb. (on sale) and I get tenderloin for $1.99 lb
That's the cut husband and cousins use for sausage though.
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Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
Around here pork butts are 7-8 pounds and regularly go on sale for less than a dollar a pound.
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We also have regular sales on pork butt at $0.99 a pound, sometimes $0.89. We bought a boneless pork butt of just over 3 pounds for $1.29 not on sale within last couple of weeks. I sliced off a few pieces for char siu and froze the rest, which Craig will be using for green chile stew soon.
If we buy a whole bone in butt and Craig isn't going to smoke it for pulled pork, then I break it down, into big chunks for roasts and small chunks for stews, then freeze.
@Jusa , has your hubby tried his smoker yet? A pork butt would be a good first project since it's pretty forgiving.
If we buy a whole bone in butt and Craig isn't going to smoke it for pulled pork, then I break it down, into big chunks for roasts and small chunks for stews, then freeze.
@Jusa , has your hubby tried his smoker yet? A pork butt would be a good first project since it's pretty forgiving.
Nope. He hasn't even heated it up once!
Aww, don't worry. One day he'll suddenly get going and you are going to wonder what to do with all that amazing food!
