Southern Grits
Recipe: #5316
May 04, 2012
Categories: Breakfast, Southern, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Brunch, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, more
"Grits are creamy, hot, soothing, and delicious with cheese, bacon, or a simple stirring in of butter and sugar. Grits have been and continue to be the South’s ultimate comfort food. The key to creamy delicious grits is to cook them low and slow. You can use the cheese or not, but if you decide not to use the cheese, don't use the Half and Half."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (236.9 g)
- Calories 267.3
- Total Fat - 10.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.3 g
- Cholesterol - 29.1 mg
- Sodium - 534.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 33.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2 g
- Sugars - 0.6 g
- Protein - 11.7 g
- Calcium - 279.6 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
If using stone ground grits, place them in a bowl and cover with water, stir.
Step 2
Pour off water and light bran which has floated to the top.
Step 3
Place grits in sauce pot. Add water, salt, and margarine. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low.
Step 4
Cook, covered, for 20-30 minutes, or until creamy.
Step 5
Add Half and Half and cheese, and stir until cheese melts. Serve hot.
Tips
No special items needed.