Highlands Baked Grits

Name: Highlands Baked Grits
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 28 grams country ham, diced; 57 grams country ham, cut into thin strips; 118 milliliters dry white wine; 1 large egg, beaten; 118 milliliters assorted fresh mushrooms, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces; 4 servings Grits; 1 Tbsp heavy cream; 4 servings Sauce; 4 servings Hot sauce; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 4 servings Mushroom Topping; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 59 milliliters finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 2 Tbsps finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 1 shallot, minced; 2 shallots, minced; 59 milliliters sherry vinegar; 237 milliliters uncooked yellow stone-ground grits; 118 milliliters unsalted butter, cut into cubes; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature

Highlands Baked Grits is a gluten free recipe with 4 servings. One serving contains 632 calories, 17g of protein, and 44g of fat. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a morn meal. It is an affordable recipe for fans of Southern food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 55 minutes. If you have egg, stone-ground grits, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Prepare Grits: Bring salt and 4 cups water to a boil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Gradually stir in grits. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring often, 45 minutes to 1 hour or until grits are thick.

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Grits

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat, and stir in 2 Tbsp. butter, 1/4 cup cheese, and freshly ground white pepper to taste. Stir in egg until blended.

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Ground White Pepper

Butter

Cheese

Egg

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Divide grits among 4 (4- to 6-oz.) buttered ramekins; place ramekins in a 13- x 9-inch pan, and add hot water to pan halfway up sides of ramekins. Cover pan with aluminum foil.

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Grits

Water

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Aluminum Foil

Ramekin

Frying Pan

Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 minutes or until tops begin to brown.

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Oven

Combine wine and next 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, 5 to 7 minutes or until liquid is reduced to 1 Tbsp. Reduce heat to low; stir in cream. Gradually whisk in cubed butter, 1 cube at a time, whisking until blended after each addition.

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Butter

Cream

Wine

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Whisk

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Remove from heat.

Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a small saucepan. Stir in cheese and lemon juice. Season with kosher salt, white pepper, and hot sauce to taste. Keep warm.

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White Pepper

Kosher Salt

Lemon Juice

Hot Sauce

Cheese

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Sieve

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Prepare Mushroom Topping: Saut mushrooms and next 2 ingredients in hot oil 3 to 4 minutes or until mushrooms are just tender.

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Mushrooms

Cooking Oil

Unmold grits onto serving plates, and serve with sauce and mushroom topping.

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Mushrooms

Grits

Sauce

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Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks 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. You could try Selbach Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.