White Trash Hamburger Gravy And Breakfast Biscuits

• 8 ounces ground beef (browned, crumbled, and drained) or 8 ounces pork sausage (browned, crumbled, and drained)
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• purchased refrigerated buttermilk biscuit

1. Cook and drain beef. (I rinse the beef under hot water to remove all of the grease -- it is rich enough!).
2. Melt butter in a pan and when melted and lightly sizzling add the flour.
3. Whisk until combined and gently simmer the butter/flour mixture for about two minutes to remove the flour/starch taste but don't let it brown any.
4. Add the 1.5 cups of milk and quickly whisk until smooth. SImmer until thick over medium heat stirring constantly. It will be quite thick.
5. Add the half and half cream and quickly whisk until smooth.
6. Cook over low heat until thickened.
7. Add the beef and adjust the seasonings.
8. Serve over good biscuits well buttered.
9. This is a very creamy and rich gravy. You may use 2 cups whole milk if you need to omit the cream.
10. If it is too thick for your taste -- then dilute with more milk -- but it usually is perfect the way it is written.
11. Leftovers are excellent.

ground beef, butter, flour, milk, cream, salt, pepper, buttermilk biscuit

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/white-trash-hamburger-gravy-and-breakfast-biscuits-160873 (may not work)