Thread: Grits Spinoff from Breakfasts that Kill

Grits.

How do you take 'em.

All people are different. Some would not ever touch the instant grits, other insist on real grits.

White or Yellow corn? With fancy stuff or plain with butter?

Personally..

Instant grits, can't find the real thing in PDX, with Goat Cheese, Salt and Pepper.

Simple and tasty.

Sweet grits are nice too,

Brown sugar and currants or raisins

Hominy (white) grits with butter, salt, and a coupl'a fried eggs on top. Closest thing to heaven at the breakfast table. I prefer the Albers brand "Quick grits" to the instant. I'm surprised you can't find them in PDX. They have them at the Safeway in Astoria OR where I shop. That reminds me, I have to go get some today.

Yellow corn grits are good as well, but I prefer to use them for polenta, which is really tasty. Make up a casserol dish full of yellow corn grits and stir in some grated provelone cheese, sauted minced garlic, and fresh rosemary. Top it with thin slices of mozzerella or provelone and bake it untill the cheese on top starts to brown a bit. Let it set for a while to cool down a bit before sereving. You don't want to put a forkful of magma in your mouth, believe me. Serve it with some marinara sauce and Italian sausage. Mmmmm!

Albers I consider instant, which I use.

Having never prepared the other kind but from what I hear they take a while to get cooked.

Polenta is also a great use of corn.

I like it fried.

Originally Posted by singlewedge

Albers I consider instant, which I use.

Having never prepared the other kind but from what I hear they take a while to get cooked.

Polenta is also a great use of corn.

I like it fried.

Actually, albers isn't instant. You prepare it the same way you would raw corn grits, because it is.

I used to think it was more complicated than that too, untill I tried it. I have no idea why they call it "quick", regular corn grits takes the same ammount of water and stove-top time.

White grits with butter, a couple of basted eggs, a slice of ham and some biscuits with peach preserves. Man-o-man is that a breakfast fit for a king!

and that's a Yankee talking

hominy, with gobs of butter, and cheese if available.. and some salt.. Could be good with sausage as well.

white grits with red eye gravy a big slice of country ham and cat head biscuits

Originally Posted by joesixpack

Hominy (white) grits with butter, salt, and a coupl'a fried eggs on top.

Plus a few dashes of Tabasco, a side of bacon and biscuits, please!

Fried eggs on top - with the yolks all nice and runny. I will admit I have never made my own grits except the instant, but have a fine appreciation for totally from scratch when I can get them. Salt, pepper, tabasco.


I like the idea of sweet grits, but it never seems quite right somehow. That's what oatmeal is for. Cookie in a bowl.

Originally Posted by Elliette

... That's what oatmeal is for. Cookie in a bowl.

I toast walnuts for about ten minutes in the oven at about 350 F. While they're toasting, I melt some butter and brown sugar together. After the walnuts are toasted, dump them into the bowl with the butter and sugar and toss together. The hot walnuts carmelize the sugar a little. Stir all of that into your steel cut oats, and there you have a cookie in a bowl. It's tasty.

Sorry, that's not about grits, is it?