is there such a thing as chocolate gravy??

[bobbieinok]

I was told some years ago that some areas in the south east had this.

[Bluebear]

1. There is a Mole sauce from Mexico with sauce

I don't know about chocolate gravy per se, though!

[seriousstan]

2. Southern Chocolate Gravy

Ingredients:

2 heaping tablespoons of cocoa
1 cup of sugar
3 tablespoons of flour
4 cups of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 tablespoon of butter

Mix the cocoa, flour, and the sugar in a pot with a fork or whisk until well blended. Add all of the other ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring .constantly, over medium heat. Continue cooking until the gravy is the desired thickness. Serve hot over cat head biscuits with lots of butter.

[Maple]

4. Now can you explain

'cat head biscuits?'

[seriousstan]

5. I saw that coming...Cat Head Biscuits

2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup buttermilk
Lump of solid shortening the size of a walnut (butter,
margarine, lard, or solid vegetable shortening

Place flour in a large mixing bowl. Push the flour to the sides of the bowl to form a depression in the center. Place the shortening and a little of the milk in the center and start stirring with a big spoon. When the shortening is blended, add the rest of the milk, mixing jut until blended and dough forms a ball.

Place wax paper on a flat surface and sprinkle it with flour. Roll the dough out on the wax paper. Do not handle the dough any more than you have to as it makes the biscuits tough. The less you handle it and the more moist the dough, the better the biscuits will be. Pat dough gently until it’s about 1 1/2 inches thick. Cut out biscuits and place them in a greased pan. Be sure the pan is small enough so that the biscuits are touching. Bake in a 400 degree F oven until biscuits are light brown.

[Tsiyu]

9. Use mayonnaise for the shortening

trust me on this. Also brush the tops with regular milk before you bake them.

This trick was taught to me by another camp cook ( we baked for groups from 80 to 160 people) who was a beer-swillin', four-wheel drivin', badass cookin' mama.

Oh, and use White Lily or Martha White Flour and sift it well....

Okay, buddyholly's biscuit tips is over


("Has your family tried em, Powdered milk....?")

[Maple]

10. Okay....

Thank you ! :D

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. They are baking powder biscuits...

that are the size of a cat head.

I've never had them personally, but have had them explained to me.

[Maple]

11. I figured

it had something to do with size, but I thought I'd better check.

These sound good!

[radwriter0555]

3. Yes, Mole sauces (moh-lay) from mexico use chocolate as a base,

and aren't necessarily sweetened... often they're paired with spices such as cayenne and chipotle.

[Taverner]

6. It's called Fondue

[Osamasux]

8. Mole!

My friend says it is the hardest Mexican cuisine to make well. It is what he orders to judge a Mexican restaurant. It's his heritage, he's the cook and he loves to eat, so I take his word for it.