I'm bored with eggs. I've made too many things with them. I decided to make cheese grits this morning. Shredded cheddar, a bit of chopped bacon, scalions and baked. Oh, lots of butter. Delish. But I love grits. I know there are grits haters and beet haters on this group 🙂
Michael
IMHO, people who hate grits simply haven't had them prepared properly. But I am a Southerner, and thus may be biased on this subject (no - you think?). In fact, a slice or three of country ham, with grits and red eye gravy and fresh hot biscuits, makes the perfect breakfast as far as I'm concerned. And as far as non-breakfast uses are concerned, I've been known to serve pork chops with fresh greens, biscuits, and fried grits for supper. Or grilled deviled shrimp with rat cheese grits 'n' andouille. I think I'm drooling on the keyboard!
-- "Life is hard. Life is harder when you're stupid". - John Wayne
"Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed" - Mao Zedong
I like everything you listed. How do you prepare the andouille? I like country ham too. I've not done grits with the ham, it's usually some kind of potato, with cheese of course 😉
Michael
If I have some leftover already cooked (not likely), I just dice it up and throw it in after I've sauteed some onion and garlic with the grits after the water's come to a boil. I like cooking andouille out on the BGE - it keeps the mess inside down and a little extra smoky flavor certainly doesn't hurt. Presuming that I have to cook it inside then use it, I dice it up and saute' the andouille with a little onion, and then some garlic. Put on the water, then the grits, then you're good to go. I know some people cook grits in milk, but I don't see the point. Sure, they may be a bit creamier than cooking in water, but that's what butter's for!
-- "Life is hard. Life is harder when you're stupid". - John Wayne
"Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed" - Mao Zedong
On Thu 03 Mar 2005 09:32:55a, Dog3 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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I'm bored with eggs. I've made too many things with them. I decided to make cheese grits this morning. Shredded cheddar, a bit of chopped bacon, scalions and baked. Oh, lots of butter. Delish. But I love grits. I know there are grits haters and beet haters on this group 🙂
Michael
IMHO, people who hate grits simply haven't had them prepared properly. But I am a Southerner, and thus may be biased on this subject (no - you think?). In fact, a slice or three of country ham, with grits and red eye gravy and fresh hot biscuits, makes the perfect breakfast as far as I'm concerned. And as far as non-breakfast uses are concerned, I've been known to serve pork chops with fresh greens, biscuits, and fried grits for supper. Or grilled deviled shrimp with rat cheese grits 'n' andouille. I think I'm drooling on the keyboard!
I like everything you listed. How do you prepare the andouille? I like country ham too. I've not done grits with the ham, it's usually some kind of potato, with cheese of course 😉
Michael
Michael you've got to try some slices of country ham, fried, then make the red-eye gravy to use over the ham and grits. It's pure nirvana to most southerners.
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974
