Sausage and Grits Dressing
Sausage and Grits Dressing might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 346 calories, 17g of protein, and 29g of fat. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have ground pork sausage, parsley, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and דל פחמימות, diet. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.
Instructions
Combine broth, water, and grits in a large, heavy saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes or until very thick, stirring often.
Remove from heat, and add Parmesan cheese, stirring to melt cheese. Spoon grits mixture into a 13" x 9" baking pan lined with heavy-duty plastic wrap or coated with cooking spray. Cool completely. Cover and chill grits 2 hours or until very firm.
Invert grits onto a large cutting board, and remove plastic wrap.
Cut grits into 3/4-inch cubes.
Place in a single layer on a large baking sheet or jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 450 for 20 minutes; turn grits cubes, and bake 12 more minutes or until crisp and browned. Reduce oven temperature to 35
Cook sausage in a large skillet, stirring to crumble, until sausage is no longer pink; remove sausage from skillet, reserving drippings in skillet.
Add butter to drippings in skillet, and place over medium-high heat until butter melts.
Add celery, garlic, and onion; sauté 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Combine onion mixture, sausage, grits cubes, and parsley, tossing gently.
Drizzle egg over grits mixture, and toss gently; spoon into an 11" x 7" baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or until browned.
Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel
Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. 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 Steppe Cellars Dry Riesling. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 18 dollars.
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Steppe Cellars Dry Riesling
Aromas of green apple, lime, pear and vanilla custard lead to a delicate mouthfeel with mineral notes, apple, lemon zest and crisp acidity.