McEwen & Sons Grits with Poached Eggs and Country Ham

Name: McEwen & Sons Grits with Poached Eggs and Country Ham
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper to taste; 2 Tbsps butter; 473 milliliters button mushrooms, quartered; 118 milliliters chicken stock; 59 milliliters julienned country ham; 4 larges fresh eggs, poached; 1 Tbsps kosher salt; 4 servings Additional kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp oil; 118 milliliters grated grana padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 59 milliliters port wine; 1 shallot, finely minced; 2 Tbsps Sherry Vinaigrette; 946 milliliters filtered or spring water; 237 milliliters uncooked stone-ground white grits; 4 servings Tabasco to taste; 1 bunch frisée or watercress, cleaned and dried

McEwen & Sons Grits with Poached Eggs and Coun

Instructions

Combine water and 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt in a medium, heavy saucepan; bring to a boil.

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Kosher Salt

Water

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Sauce Pan

Whisk in grits, and lower heat to a simmer. Cook 20 minutes or until almost tender, stirring occasionally.

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Grits

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Whisk

Remove from heat, and add cheese, butter, pepper to taste (about 1/8 teaspoon), and Tabasco to taste (about 1/8 teaspoon), whisking to combine thoroughly. Cover and keep warm.

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Butter

Cheese

Pepper

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Whisk

Saut mushrooms in hot oil in a saut; pan or large skillet over medium-high heat about 3 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add shallot and country ham, and cook 30 seconds.

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Country Ham

Shallot

Add port wine and chicken stock, and cook until mixture is reduced by three-fourths.

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Chicken Stock

Port

Spoon grits onto serving plates, and top with poached eggs. Spoon ham and mushroom sauce evenly over the eggs. Toss frise with vinaigrette, and season with salt and pepper; scatter frise mixture along the edges of the grits, and serve.

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Salt And Pepper

Poached Egg

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Mushrooms

Grits

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Egg

Ham

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Servings:

4servings

Freshly ground black pepper to taste 2Tbsps

butter 473milliliters

button mushrooms, quartered 118milliliters

chicken stock 59milliliters

julienned country ham 4larges

fresh eggs, poached 1Tbsps

kosher salt 4servings

Additional kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1Tbsp

oil 118milliliters

grated grana padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 59milliliters

port wine 1

shallot, finely minced 2Tbsps

Sherry Vinaigrette 946milliliters

filtered or spring water 237milliliters

uncooked stone-ground white grits 4servings

Tabasco to taste 1bunch

frisée or watercress, cleaned and dried

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. One wine you could try is Fess Parker Santa Barbara Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 9 dollars.