Cheesy Chorizo Gravy with Biscuits
If you want the ultimate savory breakfast, slather a generous dollop of this cheesy chorizo gravy over freshly baked biscuits! Your family won't be able to get enough of these!
Servings: 6
Calories: 514kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound chorizo sausage (casing removed)
- ¼ cup chorizo fat drippings
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
For serving
- 12 freshly baked biscuits
Instructions
- Brown chorizo in a cast iron skillet or saute pan until the sausage has cooked through and the fat has rendered out.
- Remove the chorizo from the skillet with a slotted spoon, reserving ¼ cup of fat drippings in the pan. Turn off heat to allow pan to cool slightly.
- Sprinkle flour in the pan. Whisk flour continually while cooking on medium heat to prevent burning. Cook for 5 minutes (this eliminates the raw flour taste).
- Slowly add milk to flour mixture, stirring as it is added to prevent clumps.
- Sprinkle in cheese in batches while continuing to stir.
- Add sausage back to the skillet and continue cooking until gravy has thickened, then add hot sauce and salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve on top of freshly baked biscuits.
Notes
If you don't get ¼ cup of rendered fat left in the pan after browning the chorizo you can add butter until you have enough fat.
Check out how to make biscuits from scratch if you don't want to use store-bought biscuits.
Nutrition
Calories: 514kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 731mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 610IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 210mg | Iron: 3mg