Beef White Gravy for Buttermilk Biscuits

This year's Queen of Christmas Morning features our grass fed & finished ground beef in a creamy, luxurious black pepper and fennel gravy with crisp-tender, flakey-fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits baked right on top!

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Beef White Gravy for Buttermilk Biscuits

DIFFICULTY Medium

45 minutes serves 4-6

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Gravy ingredients:

1 pound Pre Brands Ground Beef (85% or 92% lean)
2 tablespoons cooking oil or butter
2 teaspoons dried sage
1 teaspoon kosher salt (sub: ½ tsp table salt)
1 teaspoon dried, cracked fennel seed
1 teaspoon dried thyme (sub: Italian seasoning)
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground white pepper (optional)
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon cayenne powder (optional)
¼ cup flour
3 cups milk
8 biscuits (canned or scratch)
Grab this biscuit recipe here

Garnish:

Fried sage leaves
Sprinkle of paprika
Fresh parsley

Measure and mix all seasonings together and set aside.
Brown ground beef over medium-high heat in a large skillet or Dutch oven, 8-10 minutes.
Add seasoning blend and stir to distribute and toast spices 1-2 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium-low and sprinkle flour over the beef. Stir to toast for 1 minute.
Add milk in ½-1 cup increments and simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, 2-5 minutes. Add more milk, as needed, to desired consistency. Serve with fresh biscuits.
To create a Biscuits & Gravy Skillet, complete gravy through step five and top with raw biscuits. Place in a 425° oven, and bake until biscuits are toasty brown and baked throughout - appx 12-15 minutes.
Looking for a good recipe for crisp-flaky, tender-fluffy classic Buttermilk Biscuits? Try Sarah Beth’s! SBTcooks Biscuit Recipe