How to Make Biscuits and Gravy Topped with a Fried Egg and Pickled Chiles

biscuits

🥗Healthier: whole grain biscuits

💰Cheaper: homemade biscuits

Whole grain biscuits are more nutritious, while homemade options can be more budget-friendly.

sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage is lower in fat, while pork sausage is often less expensive.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: skim milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while skim milk is a budget-friendly option.

Start with lily white flour for the biscuits.

Use frozen butter or lard; shred it using a box grater.

Mix in baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add chopped bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, and chives to the mixture.

Incorporate the shredded butter and lard into the dry ingredients.

Use ice cold buttermilk to mix into the dough to keep it cold.

Flip the biscuit dough onto a floured cutting surface.

Fold the dough eight to nine times to create layers.

Roll out the dough to about an inch to an inch and a half thick.

Cut the dough into large biscuit shapes, referred to as 'cat head biscuits'.

Place the biscuits on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350°F.

Prepare the gravy by rendering down bacon, ground pork, and onions in a pan.

Add flour to the rendered fat to create a roux for thickening the gravy.

Fry sunny-side-up eggs to top the biscuits and gravy.

Add fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper to the gravy mixture.

Heat cream before adding it to the gravy to maintain temperature and thicken quicker.

Reduce the gravy with hot milk for a thicker consistency.

Split the baked biscuits and top with gravy and fried eggs.

Finish with knobs of butter on top of the biscuits.

Add hot pickled Fresno peppers for acidity.

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