Cook the mini tater tots on a baking sheet until they are crispy and brown. For even better results cook the tater tots in an air fryer for maximum crispiness.
Brown the sausage in a skillet on the stove top using a spoon to break the sausage into small bits. Then remove the sausage from the pan and place it in a paper towel-lined bowl to remove the excess grease. MAKING THE SAUSAGE GRAVY
Add butter in the same skillet where the sausage was cooked and try to scrape up some of the brown meat bits. Then add flour to the pan and stir it briefly until is is just starting to brown.
Quickly add milk to the pan and whisk aggressively until all of the flour lumps are gone.
While whisking, add in pepper, salt and cayenne.
Add the cooked sausage back to the gravy.
** You will probably need to add additional milk to the gravy to ensure that it doesn't get too thick as it cooks and settles. It will probably require more milk than you think.
