Black Olive Cornbread Wedges With Chorizo Tomato Gravy

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Recipe is from Crisco."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• CORNBREAD

• 1 large egg
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) package Martha White yellow cornbread mix
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup corn kernel, thawed if frozen
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained

• GRAVY

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup diced onion
• 2 links about 6 oz. mexican chorizo sausage, casings removed
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons martha white all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup diced tomato
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika

• GARNISHES

• chopped green onion
• diced avocado
• crumbled tortilla chips
• chopped tomato
• sliced fresh lime

directions

1. HEAT oven to 400º F. Spray 9-inch Lodge cast iron wedge pan generously with no-stick cooking spray. Place in oven 6 to 7 minutes or until hot. Beat egg in large bowl. Add buttermilk, cornbread mix, 2 tablespoons melted butter, corn and olives. Mix thoroughly. Pour evenly into wedges in hot pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and keep warm.
2. MEANWHILE, melt 2 tablespoons butter in 10-inch Lodge cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes. Crumble chorizo in skillet. Cook 4 to 5 minutes, or until brown. Remove mixture to small bowl. Set aside. Wipe out skillet with paper towel.
3. RETURN skillet to medium heat. Melt 3 tablespoons butter. Add flour. Whisk until mixure is golden. Add milk, tomatoes and paprika. Whisk about 3 minutes, or until thickened. Add chorizo mixture to gravy.
4. TO SERVE, place wedge of conrbread on each plate, top with 1/2 cup chorizo tomato gravy. Garnish with green onion, avocado, tortilla chips, chopped tomatoes and/or a squeeze of lime juice.