Fried Garlic Grits

Name: Fried Garlic Grits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons black pepper; 473 milliliters plain fine dry bread crumbs; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten with 2 tablespoons water; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters coarse stone-ground white grits; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 liters vegetable oil; 1 liters water

The recipe Fried Garlic Grits could satisfy your Southern craving in about 45 minutes. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This morn meal has 438 calories, 10g of protein, and 25g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. Only If you have water, bread crumbs, coarse stone-ground grits, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Line a lightly oiled 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking pan lengthwise with a 24-inch-long sheet of wax paper, letting excess hang over ends.

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Bring water, butter, garlic, salt, and pepper to a boil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot, then slowly stir in grits. Reduce heat and cook at a bare simmer, covered, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 40 minutes.

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Pepper

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Water

Salt

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Pot

Remove lid and simmer grits, stirring frequently, until very thick and tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool grits in pot 10 minutes, then pour into lined baking pan, smoothing top, and cool completely. Chill grits, covered with plastic wrap, until firm, at least 3 hours.

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Grits

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

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Discard plastic wrap and transfer grits on wax paper to a work surface, then pat dry with paper towels.

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Wrap

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Cut grits into 8 (4 1/2- by 3 1/4-inch) rectangles, then diagonally halve each rectangle to form 2 triangles.

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Grits

Put flour, eggs, and bread crumbs in separate shallow dishes. Dredge a grits triangle in flour, knocking off excess, then dip in egg, letting excess drip off, and dredge in bread crumbs.

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Breadcrumbs

All Purpose Flour

Grits

Egg

Dip

Transfer coated triangle to a large baking sheet. Coat remaining triangles in same manner.

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Preheat oven to 300°F.

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Heat oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until it registers 375°F on thermometer. Fry triangles in 4 batches, stirring gently, until crisp and golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Return oil to 375°F between batches. Keep grits hot on a rack set in a baking pan in oven while frying other batches.

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Grits

Cooking Oil

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*Available at specialty foods shops and Hoppin' John's (800-828-4412; hoppinjohns.com).

·Grits can be chilled in baking pan up to 2 days.·Grits triangles can be fried 1 hour ahead and kept at room temperature on a rack in a baking pan. Reheat, uncovered, in middle of a 375°F oven 5 to 8 minutes.

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Grits

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Servings:

1teaspoons

black pepper 473milliliters

plain fine dry bread crumbs 2larges

eggs, lightly beaten with 2 tablespoons water 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 4

garlic cloves, minced 2teaspoons

salt 237milliliters

coarse stone-ground white grits 3Tbsps

unsalted butter 1liters

vegetable oil 1liters

water

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 Schloss Johannisberg Rotlack Riesling Kabinett Feinherb with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 40 dollars per bottle.