Elvis Presley's Baked Onion Grits
"Another of his grits recipes"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (363.8 g)
- Calories 537.3
- Total Fat - 35.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 18.4 g
- Cholesterol - 517.5 mg
- Sodium - 894 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 27.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.5 g
- Sugars - 5.2 g
- Protein - 28.2 g
- Calcium - 429.6 mg
- Iron - 3.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2
Lightly grease a 1-quart baking dish.
Step 3
Put the milk, water ,pepper and onion salt in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Gradually whisk in the grits and bring back to a boil.
Step 4
Reduce the heat to low and cover, simmer for 15 minutes, until the grits are thickened, stirring frequently to prevent scorching.
Step 5
Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and 1 cup of the cheese, stirring until melted.
Step 6
Temper a large spoonful of grits into the beaten eggs and return the egg mixture to the green onions and thickened grits, stirring vigorously.
Step 7
Season with Tabasco pepper sauce.
Step 8
Pour the mixture into pam sprayed buttered baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, until just set and golden.
Step 9
Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake for 5 minutes longer, until the cheese has just melted.
Step 10
Sprinkle with paprika and serve.
Tips
No special items needed.