Cornmeal Biscuits with Chorizo Gravy and Spring onions

Ingredients for Cornmeal Biscuits with Chorizo Gravy and Spring onions

• 130g plain flour

• 90g cornmeal

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

• 1/4 teaspoons black pepper, freshly ground

• 110g (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces

• 180ml buttermilk

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• 450g fresh chorizo, casings removed

• 3 tablespoons plain flour

• 600ml whole milk

• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

• Hot sauce

• 1 avocado, sliced

• 4 spring onions, thinly sliced

• 2 radishes, thinly sliced

• 1/2 cup coriander leaves with tender stems

• 60g Cotija cheese or queso fresco (optional)

Preheat oven to 218°C. Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Using your hands, work butter into flour until pieces are chickpea-size. Add buttermilk and mix just to blend.

Drop dough by heaping 1/4-cupfuls into an 8" cast-iron skillet, spacing about 1" apart. Bake, rotating skillet once, until biscuits are puffed, golden brown, and cooked through, 12–15 minutes.

While biscuits are baking, heat oil in a medium skillet over medium. Add chorizo, breaking up any large pieces with a spatula. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chorizo is browned and crisp, 8–10 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl with a slotted spoon.

Whisk flour into drippings in skillet and cook, whisking constantly, until roux is very smooth and starting to turn a light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly until incorporated. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook gravy, whisking constantly, until thickened, 5–8 minutes. Stir half of chorizo into gravy; season with salt, pepper, and hot sauce.

Spoon some gravy over hot biscuits and top with avocado, spring onions, radishes, coriander, Cotija (if using), remaining chorizo, and more hot sauce. Serve remaining gravy alongside.

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