Braised Kale over Baked Cheese Grits
Braised Kale over Baked Cheese Grits is a gluten free and primal recipe with 4 servings. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This morn meal has 263 calories, 16g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. A mixture of balsamic vinegar, salt, garlic clove, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 8 minutes.
Instructions
Bring broth and water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Slowly stir in grits and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Combine milk and eggs in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk; stir into grits with whisk. Stir in cheese.
Rub a 2-quart casserole with cut sides of halved garlic clove; pour grits into prepared dish.
Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving (mixture will be dense and puddinglike when set).
While grits bake, bring 2 quarts water to a boil in a large saucepan.
Add kale; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove kale from pan; drain and rinse under cold water.
Add olive oil, onion, chopped garlic, and salt to pan; saut 2 minutes or until onion is translucent. Return kale to pan, and saut 10 minutes or until greens are tender. Stir in remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper and balsamic vinegar.
Serve greens over grits; sprinkle with goat cheese.
Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel
Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 9 dollars per bottle.
Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling
Floral notes and orange blossoms, commingle with scents of citrus, peach, honeysuckle and light apricot on the nose. On the palate you will find flavors of peach, apricot and citrus. These flavors combine to produce an off-dry, yet well-balanced Riesling.