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Ingredients
PORK SAUSAGE
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2 1/2 teaspoons ground sage
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2 teaspoons kosher salt
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1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or ancho chile powder
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1/4 teaspoon dark brown sugar
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1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
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2 pounds ground pork, chilled in freezer 15 minutes
BISCUITS
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7 cups all-purpose flour (about 1 pound 13 3/4 ounces), plus more for work surface
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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2 tablespoons baking powder
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2 tablespoons kosher salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 1/2 cups cold unsalted butter (12 ounces), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
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2 1/2 cups whole buttermilk
GRAVY
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6 tablespoons unsalted butter (5 ounces)
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2 pounds Pork Sausage
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2 cups cipollini onions (about 11 ounces), peeled
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1 small (8 ounce) yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
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1 tablespoon kosher salt, divided
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1 cup dry white wine
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1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/4 ounces)
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3 1/2 cups chicken stock
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2 cups whole milk
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1 1/2 cups heavy cream
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2 Parmesan rinds (about 1 1/2 ounces)
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1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
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1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
Make the pork sausage
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Stir together sage, salt, black pepper, Aleppo pepper, brown sugar, and cloves in a small bowl. Sprinkle seasoning over pork, and toss gently to incorporate. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 4 hours.
Make the biscuits
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Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in bowl of a food processor. (Bowl will be very full.) Process until combined, about 10 seconds. Add butter; process until butter is the size of small peas, about 10 seconds. With food processor running, gradually add buttermilk in a steady stream, processing just until dough starts to clump together, about 5 seconds.
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Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Lightly sprinkle flour over top of dough. Roll dough into a 3/4-inch-thick (about 12- x 9-inch) rectangle. Fold dough in half so short ends meet. Repeat rolling and folding process 4 more times. Roll dough out into a 12- x 9-inch (3/4-inch-thick) rectangle, and cut into 12 (3-inch) squares. Transfer dough squares to a parchment paper–lined baking sheet, leaving about 1/2 inch between each. Bake in preheated oven until biscuits are golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes.
Make the gravy
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Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Add half of the pork sausage, and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer sausage mixture to a medium bowl. Repeat with remaining pork sausage, reserving drippings in Dutch oven. Add cipollini onions, and cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer cipollini onions to bowl with cooked sausage. Reduce heat to medium, and add yellow onion and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until softened and translucent, about 8 minutes. Add wine, and cook, stirring occasionally, until wine is reduced to about 2 tablespoons, 8 to 10 minutes.
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Add reserved sausage mixture along with any accumulated juices to yellow onions in Dutch oven. Sprinkle mixture with flour. Cook, stirring constantly, until evenly coated and flour is lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Gradually add chicken stock, milk, and heavy cream, stirring and scraping up browned bits from bottom of Dutch oven. Bring to a simmer, stirring often. Reduce heat to medium-low, and add Parmesan rinds. Cook, stirring occasionally, until gravy is thickened and cipollini onions are tender, 25 to 35 minutes. Stir in parsley, sage, rosemary, pepper, and remaining 2 teaspoons salt. Remove and discard Parmesan rinds. Serve gravy over biscuits.