What's a grit?

[PorcelainHeart]

I put jalepenos on it all, tacos, burritos, eggs, sandwhiches yes on all the food I can. Exept grits dont even eat them

 

[UberLutheran]

Butter, salt and pepper, with a generous grating of cheddar cheese.

I know: très oinque!

 

[UberLutheran]

All of the above plus cheddar or American cheese, salt, pepper and Tabasco, served on a toasted English muffin.

TeddyKGB <-- has the right idea on how best to serve grits!

 

[TeddyKGB]

Glad it's not compulsory.
Can you mix marmite with grits?

Marmite? Is that some sort of small rodent?

 

[kimber1]

you cannot eat grits with anything other than butter adn salt well unless you slide an overeasy egg on top but sugar??????????? eeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

 

[BigToe]

Lots and lots of yummy cheese. Cheese grits are the best.

However, in college, I was known to just pour lots and lots of salt on there.

In boarding school, I would put honey in there. But I didn't much care for that. It was a very randomly done, and only when there wasn't cheese available.

 

[Cat59]

Marmite? Is that some sort of small rodent?

My hubbie maintains it tastes like one that has been marinating in a puddle for many years but it actually is an upmarket version of vegemite, the Australian yeast extract product.

 

[TeddyKGB]

Due to food availability constraints, today's grit-based concoction will contain chorizo sausage instead of bacon and will be served on an onion bagel.

 

[kimber1]

zoomom, bc of y'all tlking about grits at 'the other place' and this poll here i want you to know when i was grocery shopping today i bought me some grits i haven't had them in forever but man i cna't wait till my day off (when i actually have time to eat breakfast) to have some

 

[WomanAtTheWell]

I like cheese and bacon in my grits!! YUMMY!!!

 

[Cat59]

I had my grits with cottage cheese and marmite.
Quite tasty...

 

[BigToe]

eww cottage cheese. put cheddar in there.

 

[NorwayUnn]

I was introduced to grits (or griyyts, as the people in the South say) when I was in the USA. I had them with redeye gravy and ham and eggs. That was very good. I have also eaten grits with salt, pepper, good butter, eggs and a few drops of tabasco. That's good too. I can't buy grits in Norway, and that is a shame. People here have no idea what grits is. I still have some left that I brought with me home from the USA when visiting there.

 

[WalksWithChrist]

I was planning on going out to get some grits this weekend, but ended up barely leaving the house. That's sad...too lazy to get some grits!! I was gonna cook some myself for the first time and see what I could come up with.

Tabasco sauce standing by! Oh, and I have some bacon cooked and ready to go...

 

[PorcelainHeart]

I can't stand staying at home, I NEED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. you should of got you some grits, leave the house and get them Lazy is an excuse, can't use that all of your life.

 

[soblessed53]

I was introduced to grits (or griyyts, as the people in the South say) when I was in the USA. I had them with redeye gravy and ham and eggs. That was very good. I have also eaten grits with salt, pepper, good butter, eggs and a few drops of tabasco. That's good too. I can't buy grits in Norway, and that is a shame. People here have no idea what grits is. I still have some left that I brought with me home from the USA when visiting there.

Hi Unni, Red Eye gravy with grits sounds awesome! Only had it once too,when a neighbor from WVA invited me to share her homemade breakfast with her.I loved it.Have no clue why I never made Red Eye Gravy myself?

 

[Cat59]

Ok, recipes for red eye gravy?
(I need to extend myself...)

 

[WalksWithChrist]

I can't stand staying at home, I NEED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE. you should of got you some grits, leave the house and get them Lazy is an excuse, can't use that all of your life.

Will do!

 

[NorwayUnn]

This is good with grits:

COUNTRY HAM WITH REDEYE GRAVY

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large country ham slice, about 1/2" thick
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee

Heat skillet until very hot. Pour in oil, then ham. (Oil is necessary for making gravy, as cured ham produces little fat.) Lower heat to medium and cook for 2 minutes per side. Remove from pan; keep warm. Raise heat and add coffee to hot drippings. Boil for about 2 minutes. Pour over ham.​

 

[soblessed53]

Ok, recipes for red eye gravy?
(I need to extend myself...)

2 very different recipes--
http://www.hormel.com/Create/default.asp?req=recipes/recipe/5738&listpage=1

* Exported from MasterCook *
RED-EYE GRAVY
Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Misc
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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***** NONE *****
Red-eye gravy, to those unaccustomed to the nobler things in life,
requires first a good, well-cured country ham. Smithfield and
genuine Virginia hams are ideal for this.

Take a slice of uncooked ham with most or much of the fat left on.
Fry the ham in its own fat until nicely browned on both sides. When
it is cooked, transfer the ham to a warm platter and add boiling
black coffee to the skillet, scraping to dissolve the particles that
cling to the bottom and sides.

That is red-eye gravy, which you pour over the ham/biscuits and serve.

The name "red-eye gravy" (sometimes referred to as "red-ham gravy")
derives from the fact that a circle or oval of liquid fat with a
slightly reddish cast will form on the surface of the gravy when it
is reduced. This is the "eye" of the name.

From Craig Claiborne's "Southern Cooking"

Contributed by Wesley Pitts