A serving of biscuits and gravy, accompanied by homefries

Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the United States. It consists of biscuits covered in thick "country" or "white" gravy made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, white flour, milk, and often bits of real sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat. The gravy is often flavored with black pepper. In some parts of the South this is also called sawmill gravy. The dish is best eaten soon after it is prepared, and is always served piping hot. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2388x1708, 332 KB) Summary Picture of biscuits and gravy, with a side order of home fries. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2388x1708, 332 KB) Summary Picture of biscuits and gravy, with a side order of home fries. ... A hash brown (frequently in the pural: hashed browns) is a food made of fried diced or shredded potatoes. ... For other uses, see Biscuit (disambiguation). ... Gravy is a thickened sauce, usually made from a base of extracts that run from meat and/or vegetables during cooking. ... This article is about the prepared meat. ... For other uses, see Flour (disambiguation). ... Binomial name L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ...

While biscuits and gravy generally refers to sausage gravy (as described above) there are regional variations on this gravy. Egg gravy is one variant popular in southern Indiana. It is made by scrambling eggs in bacon grease, then adding flour and milk to make gravy, and adding crumbled bacon back to the mixture. For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ...

Colloquially, especially the United States Armed Forces, biscuits and gravy is known as S.O.B., short for "shit on a biscuit". It is a common fast breakfast served in Army mess halls^[1], valued for its high energy content, and the fact it can be prepared using stale biscuits and leftover meat to good effect.

References

1. ^ Food Notebook: Biscuits and Gravy - a down home treat

See also

• Chipped beef on toast