Sunday Brunch: Bacon Cheddar Broiled Grits

Name: Sunday Brunch: Bacon Cheddar Broiled Grits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 113 grams 3/4 cups coarsely grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 237 milliliters stone-ground grits; 113 grams or thick-cut bacon, diced; 473 milliliters water; 473 milliliters whole milk

Sunday Brunch: Bacon Cheddar Broiled Grits might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 349 calories, 17g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. Several people made this recipe, and 249 would say it hit the spot. If you have pepper, stone-ground grits, bacon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Pour the milk and water into a 2-quart saucepan. Cover and then bring to a boil over medium-high heat. When the liquid is bubbling, uncover the pot, stir in the grits and salt, and reduce the heat to medium. Stir constantly until the grits have the consistency of thick soup, about 8 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring every few minutes, for about 20 minutes, until the grits thicken. Then cook about 15 minutes more, stirring just about constantly to prevent the grits from sticking.

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Grits

Water

Milk

Salt

Soup

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Sauce Pan

Pot

While the grits are cooking, preheat the broiler. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until firm and barely crisp, about 4 minutes. (A 9-inch wide, 2-inch deep, cast-iron skillet, if you have one, will be perfect for broiling the grits later, so go ahead and use it to cook the bacon now.)

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Bacon

Grits

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Broiler

Frying Pan

Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. If you are going to use the same skillet for broiling, pour the bacon fat into a small bowl.

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Bacon

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

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Bowl

When the grits are cooked, stir in the bacon, pepper, 2 tablespoons of bacon fat from the small bowl, and all but a handful of the cheese. Stir until the cheese melts.

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Bacon

Cheese

Pepper

Grits

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Bowl

Pour the grits into your skillet, a broiler-safe 24-ounce baking dish, or four broiler-safe 6-ounce ramekins. Scatter the remaining handful of cheese over the surface.

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Cheese

Grits

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Baking Pan

Ramekin

Broiler

Broil about 2 inches from the flame until the cheese is nicely browned, about 3 minutes.

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Cheese

Serve immediately.

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Servings:

1teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 113grams

3/4 cups coarsely grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese 0teaspoons

kosher salt 237milliliters

stone-ground grits 113grams

or thick-cut bacon, diced 473milliliters

water 473milliliters

whole milk

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 Weingut Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Number 5. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 69 dollars.