Grits -- Real Food

[Bugman]

The Ten Commandments of Grits

1. Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.
2. Thou shalt not eat Cream of Wheat and call it Grits; for this is blasphemy.
3. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors Grits.
4. Thou shalt only use Salt, Butter and Cheese as toppings for thy Grits.
5. Thou shalt not eat Instant Grits.
6. Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.
7. Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.
8. Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.
9. Thou shalt not put sugar on thy Grits either.
10. Thou shalt not put sugar or syrup on thy Grits.

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[bbcamp]

But Clyde, syrup is the breakfast ketchup! It goes on everything!


I fear another religious war is about to erupt!

[Dave Taylor]

you missed one.....

"Thou shall not kiss thy grits". :shake:

[Bugman]

One other thing that's allowed to be placed in or on grits -- SHRIMP! :dance:

[bbcamp]

But that violates commandment #4!

[JonSquatch]

You forgot the most important topping of all... a mess of eggs sunny side up!!! And fresh cracked pepper... Yumm :nod:

[Bugman]

OK Bob, we will just have to add shrimp to Commandment #4. We also need to change Commandment #6 to: Thou shalt add salt to the water before you cook grits. Ain't no way you can add salt after the grits are cooked and make 'em come out right.

Right on! Nothing like a couple of good sop eggs, some bacon and sausage, and half a plate of grits. Must have the fresh cracked black pepper too.

[davem]

Being a Yankee I don't get the grit thing, but I loved the bit in My Cousin Vinny about it. :D

[Davestone]

I used to hatem Davem, but,after cookinem my own way and trying different things i now likem,i won't tell you guys what they are, cause it breaks all the commandments..My favorite for breakfast is fried potatoes,mixed with pork and beans,eggs over medium,and Jimmy Dean, or Tennesse Pride sausage...remember Grandpa on HeeHaw used to come on, and they'd say "Hey, Grandpa, what's for supper!" :clap2:

[Angie]

I like crumbled bacon on my grits. And tobasco.

[flatfloor]

What are grits actually? The dumb Yankee asked. :o

[bbcamp]

Coarsely ground hulled grain, usually corn.

[Bugman]

I shocked some of my "southern" co-workers when I moved to SC from WI in 1978 and immediately started eating and enjoying grits. Just got to have them cooked with salt in the water though.

[Steven Hauser]

I am so glad you added the shrimp Clyde. What is it with the syrup?

[Dave Taylor]

I would rather eat old shoe leather, or suck onna horse blanket, or sumpin..... anything almost but eat grits.
Grits always makes me wonder..... who and just how hungry the first person was who cracked open and ate the first raw oyster??

Yuk... grits kinda looks like mixed thinset, or baby barf, or sumpin. :twitch:

[Bugman]

Steven, I think the syrup thing is something about the "northern" folk trying to make grits into a cooked cereal, like cream of wheat. Always have to have something sweet on them. Someone sent the grits thing to me and I thought it was too good not to put in the mud box. I've had some really good shrimp & grits in Charleston, Hyman's restaurant I think.

[Angie]

I think I had shrimp and grits in Charleston too....at an old plantation house we visited. I don't remember the restaurant name. They were great.

[Steven Hauser]

Y'all need to head to Georgetown or Pawleys Island. Good stuff there.

:yum:

[flatfloor]

Lemme see if I have this right. You take some corn and grind it up and then what... boil it, fry it, bake it or just eat it as is? :uhh:

[Rd Tile]

I'm with you Jim, exactly what is a GRIT? :shrug: :uhh:

Don't get south too often. :)

[Angie]

Guys - ya gotta get out more! Do ya not eat brats unless you're in Germany? Fish & chipss when you're in England? or lefse unless yur in Sweden ?(sorry - this is Minnesota and I just had to throw that one in). So go find yourselves a mess o' greens and some grits (with cheese and crumbled bacon...yum)

[flatfloor]

Human beans in the Solomon Islands? :yummy:

[Davestone]

All right..everybody get out their My cousin Vinny cd and watch it! :bow:

[John Bridge]

If you're gonna tell 'em what grits is, you might as well tell 'em what fat back is, too. ;)

[justin savage]

my wife has a great recipe for shrimp and grits,lots of cheese, shrimp, and bacon.thats as good as it gets.justin

[Davestone]

I grew up on a pig farm,,and spent many a day eatin brains and eggs...but at first i didn't know what it was.The old man that i lived with used to eat squirrel brains...that's all he would eat was the head!I still gag when i think of it.Lights is what we called the lungs...very tasty those, especially chicken lights.

[MHI]

"No self respecting southener would eat instant grits":)

[Tool Guy - Kg]

After hearing that taste-less description of what the hell grits are (thanks Flatfloor for asking) it sounds like grits would be better suited for non-consumption. May I suggest throwing em out on the snow-covered sidewalks to keep you from slipping? Prolly lots better than all that salt we northerners use.

[Davestone]

Anything with a name like grits..just has to taste good! :clap2:

[Steven Hauser]

Y'all don't know what you are missing.

:tup1:

[Zero Punch]

I remember the first time I was served grits. We were traveling to Florida early 70's and had stopped just south? east? of Knoxville for the night and in the morning went to a small resturant for breakfast along with my bacon, eggs and toast I was served a small bowl of steaming off white grainy stuff with a pad of melting butter in the center, being from Chicago I had no idea what they were. I called the waitress over and told her she must of mixed the order as I hadn't ordered them whatever they were. She said, " Honey, I can tell your from up north but those are grits, down here they come with breakfast. Try em you'll like em." I did and I do.

For many years after that I only had grits when I went south. I discovered that there is a grit line dividing the country. North, fried potatoes or hash browns south, grits. That seems to be easing some now with Cracker Barrels poping up. I wouldn't brag on their grits though.

The present Mrs, is a Southern gal so I get grits at home regular along with biscuts and sausage gravey. Life is GOOD.

John

[Rd Tile]

I'll stick to Home Fries, thank you.:)

[John Bridge]

Hi John,

Biscuits and gravy is big just about everywhere in the South, but it's elevated to a fine art in Indiana. Hoosiers can't live without B&G. I mean, they will absolutely starve to death if they don't get it. Go into McDonald's in Indy, and you'll find B&G on the menu. ;)

[Tool Guy - Kg]

Wonder if those grits could be sufficiently compacted to make a good base for gravel roads? :scratch:

[Steven Hauser]

Live a little Kurt, try them once at a reputable place and then dismiss them.

[Albert]

eye like bacon in my grits too.

when i gets fancy wiff that gal (eye forgot her name cuz i aint been hear recently) and we go to nawlins we eats "grillades and grits." thats some goot eatin. cook the grillades till they fallin apart (or use 'coon meat). Recipe below.

http://foodfest.neworleans.com/rec_inv.php?RESID=187

when you want to get all fancy and make grits that even a yankee will like (butt they wont admits it) then try garlic cheez grits:

http://southernfood.about.com/od/gritsrecipes/r/bl00219d.htm

albert

p.s. whuts that floozy's mane?

[Steven Hauser]

:yummy: That's good eating.

We donn't keep up wif your floozies Albert. That's what's Edna's for.

[flatfloor]

Ena's been busy opening her restaurant "edna's Elegant Eats" house speciaty possum stew n grits. :crap:

[surferjoe]

fried mullet,cheese grits,biscuit and gravy with big ole glass sweet tea :yeah:

take that you yanks :nya:

[flatfloor]

Oh yeah? :mad:

Boston Baked Beans
Brats
NY cheescake :nya:

[Raymond S]

The proper way to eat grits is to mix your scrambled eggs in with them, with a big ol' chunk of butter and salt and pepper. Don't even think about eating this before work cuz you'll eat way too much and will hardly be able to make it to the couch. This is a Sunday morning breakfast

[Angie]

Oh yeah? :mad:

Boston Baked Beans
Brats
NY cheescake :nya:

Oh yeah?

Booya

[flatfloor]

Angie, what's with the booya? I was trying to say brats are a tasty Yankee food or is that not PC? :D:

[John Bridge]

I give. What's booya? :)

[scott anthony]

OK Iv'e been reading all the this and thats of grits. I have to chime in here being a FL guy. There is nothing and I mean nothing better than a trip down to the Keys and takeing homestead on remote key for a few days. What we do is hunt for conch's all day and when morning time comes around you have grits and conchs. There's nothing like it, and sorry in my opinion boston baked beans don't stand close. Now it's not the same unless your in keys and you hunt your own conch's. I can just imagine myself there now dam it. Oh and a beer for got the beer :rolleyes:

[flatfloor]

Yeah sure and Gator tail soup for dinner. :D:

Now, how about a nice sheep rump roast? :sheep:

[Steven Hauser]

Ya never fergit tha beer when you are conch hunting.

I grew up part time in the foothills of SC and the other time at the coast in Hilton Head before it was the Canadian Mecca.

There wuz nuthin' as good as crab, bacon and grits.

still nuthin' finer.

[flatfloor]

Does grits come in colors? Seems to me it could be used for sanded grout. :lol1:

[Tool Guy - Kg]

...or maybe for shotblasting floors?

[Angie]

Booya(h) (h is optional) is pretty local to St. Paul, and a bit of Minneapolis and Wisconsin. It's a stew with everything but the kitchen sink. In the fall churches and parks have booya events and make it like 25-50 gallons at a time in big barrels. Typically it has chicken, pork, beef and vegetables but there are so many variations there practically is no recipe. I love recipes that measure by the lbs. Below is a sample recipe. I never heard of it till I moved here.

Booyah

1 lb. butter
25 lbs. chicken, cut in pieces and browned
5 lbs. beef, cubed and browned
5 lbs. onions browned with meat
5 lbs. celery, diced
5 lbs. carrots, diced
3 pecks potatoes, peeled and diced
5 lbs. shredded cabbage
5 lbs. fresh tomatoes, diced
1 cup salt
4 teaspoons pepper
1 cup chopped parsley

The following may be added if desired:

5 No. 2 cans whole kernel corn or equivalent of fresh cooked corn,
2 lbs. dried split peas, soaked overnight and cooked until tender,
2 lbs. dried navy beans, soaked overnight and cooked until tender.

Brown meat, add seasoning and enough hot water to cook until tender.
Debone cooked chicken and cut into cubes. Place all the meat in a
large pot. Add vegetables in the order given according to the length
of time for cooking each, with enough additional boiling water for
cooking the mixture. Watch the mixture carefully to prevent sticking
and burning. Add more water as needed.

Makes 25 gallons

[John Bridge]

Wow! 25 gallons, eh? What if it turns out I don't like it? Are there directions for disposal? :D

[Angie]

John:

If you get it at a church/park event, you only buy a bowl at a time. If you make it yourself (we didn't make 25 gallons....probably 5 gallons) a party is required to share it.

[flatfloor]

Angie, I thought you were saying boo on/to you. :)

[Angie]

Angie, I thought you were saying boo on/to you. :)

Well not exactly but hey, that worked too now didn't it. ;)

[flatfloor]

:yeah: