How to Make Vegetarian Biscuits and Gravy

For many beginning and aspiring vegetarians, one of the most daunting aspects of a meat-free diet is the thought of giving up favorite comfort foods from childhood. However, nowadays there are many meatless substitutes that can be used to create classic recipes such as old-fashioned biscuits and sausage gravy.

The following gravy recipe takes minimal time and ingredients, having you and your breakfast guests eating in under 30 minutes.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 6-8 tbsp butter or margarine
• 1 tube of vegan sausage [approximately one-inch section needed]
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4+ cup milk
• approximately 3/4 tbsp black pepper

Making Vegetarian Sausage Gravy

1. Inside a large, deep skillet, melt approximately 2 tbsp of butter or enough to form a shallow pool in the bottom of the pan.

2. Cut approximately one-inch thick section from the vegan sausage tube [recommended brand: Lightlife Gimme Lean Sausage], more if you like your gravy "meaty."

3. Place "sausage" into butter and separate into smaller sections while browning over medium/high to high heat, adding more butter as needed to keep the pan moist.

4. Once the "sausage" has browned, making sure pan is still moist with butter, add 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and stir it in to create a paste.

5. Once flour, butter and "sausage" have been combined into a moist pastelike consistency, stir in approximately 3/4 cup milk and allow to simmer before reducing heat to low.

6. Gravy will continue to thicken over heat; add milk as necessary to acquire the desired consistency.

7. Once the desired thickness has been reached, cover the entire surface of gravy with pepper, stir in, and serve over your choice brand of biscuits.

Tips & Warnings

• If using store-bought biscuits from the canister, it is best to place biscuits in the oven before beginning the gravy. Removal time should work out to around when milk is simmering. If the finished gravy seems bland to your pallet, add salt and pepper to taste.

• This recipe is vegetarian, not vegan; milk and egg products are included.

Resources

• Lightlife Gimme Lean Sausage