Grits - sizes and types? [General]
2012 Nov 10
Various grinds of corn are available at Mid-East food center on Belfast. I just bought some quite coarse #120 (2 kg - $4) but they have finer and coarser, the coarsest being a very coarse grind, likely in the 4 to 8 pieces per kernel of corn range, more like a cracked corn. I'm new to making grits, and have been using stone ground organic corn but bought the #120 for a little more coarse texture. Mine have not been gritty or soupy - maybe I cook them longer and/or stir more? My wife isn't crazy about them but I aim to win her over!
2012 Nov 10
Andy try this recipe. My wife did not like grits either until she tried this.
www.simplyrecipes.com
www.simplyrecipes.com
2012 Nov 25
And here's a pic of some leftover cooked cheesy grits (using Alton Brown's recipe). The coarse grits were much more to dw's and dd's liking, with lots of chewiness to the thick grits and good flavour from equal parts Kraft old and Balderson 5 yr old cheddars, and I had them with some ground dried Padron peppers for added flavour and heat, and we had a pork and ham meatloaf for the meat eaters with the grits . Leftovers were even more thick than the freshly cooked grits which were nicely thick.
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