Description
Chorizo Biscuits and Gravy is a hearty, flavorful dish featuring tender homemade biscuits topped with a rich, spicy chorizo and pepper gravy. Perfect for a comforting breakfast or brunch, this recipe combines flaky, buttery biscuits with a creamy, savory sauce loaded with diced peppers and flavorful ground chorizo sausage.
Ingredients
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Biscuits
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 Tbsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1 1/2 sticks Unsalted Butter (12 Tbsp), cold and cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1 1/4 cups Buttermilk (may need more or less)
Chorizo Gravy
- 1 pound Ground Chorizo Sausage
- 1/2 small to medium Yellow Onion, diced
- 1 small to medium Red Bell Pepper, diced
- 1 medium Poblano Pepper, diced
- 1 small Jalapeno, diced
- 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 2 cups 1% Milk
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Prepare dry ingredients: In the bowl of a food processor, combine 3 cups all purpose flour, 2 Tbsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt. Pulse a few times to mix evenly.
- Ready dairy ingredients: Remove buttermilk, sour cream, and butter from the fridge. Measure 1 cup buttermilk into a bowl, add 3/4 cup sour cream, and stir together. Reserve remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk for later if needed.
- Cut in butter: Add 1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter to the flour mixture in the food processor and process on low until mixture looks mealy with small pea-sized butter pieces.
- Form biscuit dough: Pour flour and butter mixture into a large bowl. Add the buttermilk and sour cream mixture and stir gently with a fork until a wet shaggy dough forms. If dough seems dry, add reserved buttermilk and stir carefully. Add more buttermilk 1 Tbsp at a time if needed until dough is moist but holds together.
- Knead the dough: Dust a clean countertop with flour, turn the dough out, and knead lightly a few times, adding small amounts of flour as needed to keep it from sticking.
- Roll and fold: Shape dough into a circle and roll out to about one inch thick. Fold in half and roll again. Repeat once more, then roll out to an approx one-inch thick rough circle.
- Cut biscuits: Use a 3-inch biscuit cutter or wide glass to cut out biscuits. You should get 8 to 10 biscuits. Reroll scraps as needed to cut more biscuits.
- Chill biscuits: Place cut biscuits on a rimmed baking sheet and freeze while oven preheats to 450°F with rack in lower middle.
- Prepare vegetables: Dice the red bell pepper, onion, jalapeno, and poblano while biscuits chill.
- Bake biscuits: Place biscuits in the preheated oven on the lower middle rack and bake for 20 minutes. Check for doneness after 20 minutes; they should be light golden brown. If needed, bake an additional 5 minutes and check again until done (20-30 minutes total).
- Cook chorizo: Heat a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add ground chorizo and cook for 3-5 minutes until it starts to brown.
- Sauté vegetables: Add diced onion, bell pepper, jalapeno, and poblano to the chorizo. Cook an additional 5-10 minutes until chorizo is fully browned and vegetables are tender.
- Make gravy roux: Sprinkle 1/4 cup all purpose flour over chorizo and veggies, stirring constantly to absorb flour. Cook for 2-3 minutes to cook out raw flour taste.
- Add milk and season: Gradually stir in 2 cups 1% milk, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook for about 5 minutes or until gravy thickens to desired consistency.
- Serve: Once biscuits are golden and gravy is thickened, serve the warm chorizo gravy spooned generously over whole or halved biscuits. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
- Buttermilk amount may vary depending on flour absorption; add gradually until dough is moist but not sticky.
- Freezing biscuits before baking helps them hold shape and rise properly, resulting in flakier texture.
- Use a light hand when kneading and folding the dough to keep biscuits tender and flaky.
- Check biscuits frequently toward the end of baking to avoid overbrowning.
- You can adjust the spiciness by reducing or omitting the jalapeno if desired.
