In a saucepan, bring your liquid to a boil.1/2 tsp-1 tsp of salt: Even if you are making a sweet dish, your grits need a little salt.1 part dry grits: I prefer stone-ground but “old-fashioned” grits have a longer shelf life and cook faster.You can also cook your grits in water and add some milk or cream at the end. Depending on your final recipe, you might wish to use broth in place of the milk for a savory dish. 4 parts liquid: I use half milk and half water.For nearly any recipe you’re going to make with grits, you’ll start with this simple base. Grits are as easy to cook as rice – seriously. I personally prefer to avoid GMOs when I can but if that doesn’t bother you, conventional will cook up the same way. Cooking grits from scratch is not difficult and makes a world of difference in your end product.įor corn products, I always select organic ones if possible. They are cooked then dried out and then recooked, and it sucks out the flavor and nutrients.
Just get whichever is cheapest – or if you’re not in the South, whatever is available.įor the love of Jack Daniels, don’t get those little packets of instant grits. However, anything you can do with grits, you can do with polenta, and vice versa. Polenta is a bit more coarsely ground than grits, and a bit fussier and more hands-on to cook. Grits are typically made from white corn and polenta is made from yellow corn. The main difference between grits and polenta are simply the color of the corn. They’re a great addition to your Cheap Eats repertoire. If you can get your hands on some at a good price, try one or more of the following ways to eat grits and you may find yourself a pro-grits convert. If you hate them, I would suggest that you may have had them poorly prepared and cooked with water. I don’t know too many people who are ambivalent about grits. Grits are a very coarsely ground dried corn product cooked into something similar to porridge or other hot cereal grain. While my fellow Southerners are laughing, let me give you the lowdown on grits. He gave me the same blank, puzzled stare as the grocery store workers and asked me the words that will ring in my ears and make me giggle forevermore. When my husband got home from work, I said, “You won’t believe it, but I went to two different stores today and couldn’t find any grits.” My inquiries of the store employees were met with blank stares and I thought to myself, “They must be called something different here.” I’ll never forget shortly after I got married, going grocery shopping in Canada and searching fruitlessly for grits. Growing up in the South, grits were a staple of our diet. The ways to eat grits are countless but we’ll start with 10 simple and frugal ones here. Looking for a tasty, versatile, and inexpensive side dish? Look no further than a humble bag of grits. This does not increase the price you’ll pay for that item nor does it decrease the awesomeness of the item.
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