A Soulful Twist » southern bloggers http://asoulfultwist.com Thu, 22 May 2014 16:49:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 Cheddar Cheese Biscuits and Chorizo Gravy http://asoulfultwist.com/cheddar-cheese-biscuits-and-chorizo-gravy/ http://asoulfultwist.com/cheddar-cheese-biscuits-and-chorizo-gravy/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:42:55 +0000 http://asoulfultwist.com/?p=3126 Biscuits and gravy are my idea of a perfect meal! I’m a country girl and I love sage sausage with a thick and creamy gravy poured all over some fresh homemade buttered biscuits.

Since breakfast is our most indulgent meal of the day I make biscuits and gravy quite often, I then reserve the rest of the day for burning the indulgent meal off!  See life is all about balance I eat bad then balance it out by exercising GOOD! Makes perfect sense right? 

Did I mention it’s the hubs favorite meal as well! He’s country too!

Even if you aren’t bumpkins quite like us you’ll still enjoy this comforting southern staple breakfast! Of course I like it the traditional way but I wanted to put a little twist on this country classic, so I came up with this Spanish flavor Cheddar biscuits and Chorizo gravy combo!

Yes and Yes! It is awesome! Light and fluffy homemade biscuits sprinkled with cheddar throughout, then smothered in a creamy & spicy Chorizo gravy, lastly garnished in my top 2 favorite fresh herbs, Cilantro! 

Let me just get to it and give you the easy and surprisingly quick recipe! 

 

Cheddar Biscuits and Chorizo Gravy
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Ingredients
  1. 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  2. 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  3. 1 tablespoon baking powder
  4. 1 teaspoon sea salt
  5. 4 tablespoons butter
  6. 4 tablespoons shortening
  7. 3/4 cups buttermilk
  8. 3/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  9. GRAVY
  10. 4 tablespoons butter
  11. 6.75 oz chopped Spanish Chorizo
  12. 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
  13. 1 1/2 cup milk
  14. 1/2 cup warm water
  15. 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  16. 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  17. 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  18. salt to taste
  19. cilantro for garnish
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Mix together flours, salt and baking powder.
  3. Cut cold butter and shortening into flour mixture.
  4. Slowly add buttermilk and bring everything together.
  5. Gently mix in shredded cheese.
  6. Sprinkle work surface with flour.
  7. Turn biscuit mixture onto flour.
  8. Flatten very gently with hands.
  9. Fold and flatten again.
  10. Repeat this step two more times.
  11. Cut biscuits out.
  12. Line biscuits onto greased baking sheet.
  13. Bake at 400 degrees for 13 minutes or until brown.
  14. For gravy
  15. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in skillet.
  16. Add chopped Chorizo to melted butter and brown.
  17. Sprinkle in the 3 tablespoons of flour.
  18. Using a whisk cook for about 30 seconds and then slowly add milk.
  19. Mix in until you reach a smooth consistency.
  20. Add warm water, garlic powder, onion powder, ground cumin and salt to taste.
  21. Mix in 2 remaining tablespoons of butter and serve over warm biscuits.
  22. Garnish with fresh cilantro!
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