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A QUESTION ABOUT GRITS ....

Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:36:49 GMT

I saw a box of Grits in the grocery store and somehow thought this was something served with lunch or dinner. However, it was in the breakfast cereal aisle, and it looked exactly like the Cream of Wheat cereal.

So, now I'm curious ... What's your take on the best ways and hows you'd ever cook grits ... if you'd ever cook them?

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PickyPicky3 — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:49:49 GMT

I eat grits with eggs for breakfast and when I make shrimp and grits, a heavenly dish.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:56:07 GMT

It became quite the thing to dress grits up with cheese and other good stuff and serve it as a side with dinner. One of my sister's favorites is shrimp and grits served at a very fancy restaurant. I personally pass on grits. If you order a full breakfast in the South, you'll assuredly get a serving on your plate.

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Icegoddess — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:01:45 GMT

I often eat cheesy grits for supper when I'm home alone, especially if I'm feeling cold or a little under the weather. I get the Old Fashioned grits, never instant grits. Those are awful. I cook them in a large bowl in the microwave at 50% for 7 minutes per the package directions, then add butter and cheese. The normal way of cooking them are on the stovetop in a saucepan though.

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Zernia Rose — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:04:03 GMT

I grew up eating grits and prefer mine with cheese and eggs. I don't eat them often because they lack the saiety of oatmeal. I will also eat them as an entree with dishes similar to those that have polenta or risotto. Chef Carla Hall has shared new reciples that use pot likker to flavor various foods incluiding a fennel pot likker for shrimp and grits.

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Sooner — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:07:39 GMT

Great shrimp and grits recipe online is Maverick grits! Also, there are "breakfast" shrimp and grits, with a light gravy including a little bacon sauce/gravy.

I like white grits best, but both are good! The old timers cook them longer than stated on packages today.

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Icegoddess — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:12:39 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Great shrimp and grits recipe online is Maverick grits! Also, there are "breakfast" shrimp and grits, with a light gravy including a little bacon sauce/gravy.

I like white grits best, but both are good! The old timers cook them longer than stated on packages today.

@Sooner , I'll have to look for breakfast shrimp and grits. Are the Maverick grits spicy? That's my only issue with some of the Shrimp & Grits. I know last time I had them at Pappadeaux's the waiter suggested the sauce on the side since it was spicy. That way you could add as much spice as you wanted or not.

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novamc1 — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:35:23 GMT

I have grown a lot from completely avoiding grits when I first started dating a native Southerner. Now I love them, but they do need a good dose of butter and salt.

I love to mix bites of scrambled eggs with a serving of grits on my plate.

We don't eat them often at home and mostly eat them at restaurants as a substitute for hashed brown potatoes. When I do fix them, I use the "quick 5-minute" Quaker Oats brand, not the instant or the long-cooking type.

You learn after a while to add more water and cook longer than the box specifies, if you plan to keep the grits moist and warm until served. Otherwise they clump into a single lump.

While I've never ordered it, Shrimp and Grits and variations are a standard dinner entree at high-end restaurants in the South and elsewhere. My Southern-born daughter-in-law orders them every time we eat out with the kids, no matter where we are dining.

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beckyb1012 — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:33:09 GMT

I grew up eating a lot of grits. Mom would serve them for breakfast and at dinner sometime. I did not mind them for either meal but I did much prefer cream of wheat for breakfast and rice at dinner time. Even with butter and some sugar they still were not as good as the other two items. I do not believe I have ever served them to my family.

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HLP — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:14:15 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
I saw a box of Grits in the grocery store and somehow thought this was something served with lunch or dinner. However, it was in the breakfast cereal aisle, and it looked exactly like the Cream of Wheat cereal.

So, now I'm curious ... What's your take on the best ways and hows you'd ever cook grits ... if you'd ever cook them?

I buy the Instant grits in indivisable packets, cook in the microwave, add butter and salt, and I love them as a lunch time food. Always get them in NC at the restaurant for breakfast when on vacation with my eggs. Try them.

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:08:42 GMT

I make baked grits from a recipe I saved out of a very old Cook's Country magazine:

2 tbsp butter

1 small onion, chopped

3 cups water

1 cup heavy cream

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup + 2 tbsp old-fashioned grits

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

3 eggs, beaten

Cook onion in butter in saucepan until softened. Stir in water, cream, and salt and bring to boil. Whisk in grits and stir over low heat until thick and creamy.

Off heat, stir in 1 1/2 cups cheese and eggs. Pour into greased 9X9" baking dish and bake for 1/2 hour at 350 degrees. Sprinkle with rest of cheese and bake 15 more minutes to brown. Let sit 5 minutes.

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drizzellla — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:04:45 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
It became quite the thing to dress grits up with cheese and other good stuff and serve it as a side with dinner. One of my sister's favorites is shrimp and grits served at a very fancy restaurant. I personally pass on grits. If you order a full breakfast in the South, you'll assuredly get a serving on your plate.

Let me start out by saying I have never eaten grits. Also, I have always lived in the north. The most I have ever heard of grits was from the movie "My Cousin Vinny". But when we went to Disney at Christmas both my son and husband ordered a dinner that came with a side of grits. Both of them raved about how good the grits were. They both talked about the grits more than the main entree.

I am so tempted to try and cook grits. But I do not have a clue what about the grits they ate that were so good.

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RedTop — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:34:52 GMT

I love Cream of Wheat and oatmeal, but am not a fan of grits! Sugar, butter, syrup, or cheese does not make grits tasty enough for me to eat them.

Mom never cooked grits for us at home, and I have never cooked them for my family.

I am familiar with grits being served with all meals; like a hot cereal for breakfast, and often in place of rice or potatoes with lunch and dinner. Grits are very southern based, while in my area of WV, we choose potatoes for our starch.

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tampalady — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:48:13 GMT

I grew up in the south, even though my parents were from Chicago, they loved grits. We usually had for breakfast but since I had my own family had them when I could not figure out what to eat for that night. They are best if not instant, I like them plain with butter, salt and pepper. My DH always put sugar in his. But you can make anyway you like. I have had shrimp and grits and you can make with fish and hush puppies. Staple in my pantry.

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:04:44 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
It became quite the thing to dress grits up with cheese and other good stuff and serve it as a side with dinner. One of my sister's favorites is shrimp and grits served at a very fancy restaurant. I personally pass on grits. If you order a full breakfast in the South, you'll assuredly get a serving on your plate.

Let me start out by saying I have never eaten grits. Also, I have always lived in the north. The most I have ever heard of grits was from the movie "My Cousin Vinny". But when we went to Disney at Christmas both my son and husband ordered a dinner that came with a side of grits. Both of them raved about how good the grits were. They both talked about the grits more than the main entree.

I am so tempted to try and cook grits. But I do not have a clue what about the grits they ate that were so good.

@drizzellla

Many, many years ago there was a TV series called Alice, starring Linda Lavin. She was a waitress and another waitress working there was a sassy woman named Flo.

I still remember the line Flo would use .... "You can kiss my grits". I really had no idea what that meant.

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drizzellla — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:27:02 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote

@drizzellla

Many, many years ago there was a TV series called Alice, starring Linda Lavin. She was a waitress and another waitress working there was a sassy woman named Flo.

I still remember the line Flo would use .... "You can kiss my grits". I really had no idea what that meant.

The TV show "Alice" is on Antenna TV. It is on M - F at 11 - 12 PM.

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shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:15:37 GMT

Where I live in the midwest, I very rarely, if ever, see them on the menu. I've had them for breakfast and dinner in the south. I have no idea how to make them but when I've gotten them, they always have cheese.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 22:07:51 GMT

Maybe it's sacrilege, but back in the day when I used to eat them DH and I would often go to Cracker Barrel for breakfast on Saturdays. I'd always put butter and sugar on them so they tasted like cream of wheat or farina.

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beach-mom — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 22:25:20 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 - Like others, I grew up eating them. My mom made them for my dad every morning to go with his eggs. I like to eat them plain with a little Smart Balance n top (or butter if I'm out).

I like them SO much better than oatmeal!

I have a really good recipe for shrimp and grits and one for a casserole made with Gruyere cheese if anyone would like one or both!

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Kachina624 — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 23:18:02 GMT

@drizzellla I don't eat grits either but if you want to try them, @deepwaterdotter 's recipe above sounds good. There's enough onion and good flavors to make anything taste good.