Stone-Ground Grits with Gruyere

Name: Stone-Ground Grits with Gruyere
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp bacon drippings, optional; 473 milliliters chicken stock, plus more if necessary; 237 milliliters stone-ground white corn grits; 237 milliliters grated Gruyere; 473 milliliters half-and-half; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Stone-Ground Grits with Gruyere might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 513 calories, 20g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. Not A mixture of bacon drippings, half-and-half, kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.

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Put the grits in a large bowl, fill with water and stir.

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Let the grits stand for about 5 minutes for the bran to rise to the surface; pour off the bran and excess water and set aside.

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Bring the stock and half-and-half to a boil, over high heat, in a medium heavy-bottomed pan and slowly whisk in the grits. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring often, until thick and creamy, about 45 minutes. If the grits get too thick, stir in additional hot stock or water to loosen and thin.

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Add the Gruyere and the bacon drippings, if using, and stir until the cheese melts. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Transfer to a serving bowl and serve immediately.

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Servings:

1Tbsp

bacon drippings, optional 473milliliters

chicken stock, plus more if necessary 237milliliters

stone-ground white corn grits 237milliliters

grated Gruyere 473milliliters

half-and-half 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper

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. You could try Forge Cellars Classique Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.

Forge Cellars Classique Riesling

#31 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2017 Forge Cellars' most important wine aims to reveal the true nature of the vintage and to explore the terroir of east SenecaLake. Fermentation takes place with indigenous yeasts in neutral French barriques (65%) and the remaining in stainless steel. With this level of ripeness, fermentations continued into late spring in order to finish bone dry.Quince, lemon, fennel and slatemingle with marzipan and white chocolate, supported by precise acidity.