Jalapeño Cheese Grits

Name: Jalapeño Cheese Grits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters stone-ground white corn grits; 2 Tbsps mascarpone or cream cheese; 59 milliliters grated Edam cheese; 1 jalapeño pepper; 6 servings Salt

Jalapeño Cheese Grits is a gluten free morn meal. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 193 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up butter, jalapeño pepper, edam cheese, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

Heat 4 cups of water in a large heavy-bottomed pot over high heat until it comes to a boil. Slowly pour in the grits while whisking constantly. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, for about 20 minutes.

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Grits

Water

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While the grits are cooking, pan-roast the jalapeño pepper in a small skillet over high heat until the skin is brown and blistered.

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Pepper

Grits

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Cut the pepper in half lengthwise and remove the skin and the seeds from the pepper and discard. Mince the flesh and add it to the pot of grits.

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Remove the pot from the heat and fold in the butter, mascarpone, and Edam cheese. Season with salt.

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Butter

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Reprinted with permission from My New Orleans: The Cookbook, by John Besh., © September 2009 Andrews McMeel Publishing

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Servings:

3Tbsps

butter 237milliliters

stone-ground white corn grits 2Tbsps

mascarpone or cream cheese 59milliliters

grated Edam cheese 1

jalapeño pepper 6servings

Salt

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. One wine you could try is Selbach Oster Mosel Riesling Kabinett. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.