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Elvis Presley's Baked Onion Grits

Here's how you make Elvis Presley's Baked Onion Grits
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 9m
  • Cook: 60m
  • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 cups water
  • 3/4 teaspoon onion salt
  • 1 cup grits (regular uncooked)
  • 8 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 6 green onions, minced
  • 1/16 teaspoon hot sauce (Tabasco sauce)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • 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.


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