I'm on a grits kick. Just wondering what you think...Who do you think offers the best grits/grits dish in SoWal?
Best Grits/Grits dish in SoWal?
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Great question. And there are many answers. I love them all. Seriously. Starting with Great Southern Cafe... Also:
Local Catch
Bud and Alleys
The Bay
Another Broken Egg Cafe in Grayton Beach
Grayton Seafood Co.
Stinky's Fish Camp
Local Catch
Bud and Alleys
The Bay
Another Broken Egg Cafe in Grayton Beach
Grayton Seafood Co.
Stinky's Fish Camp
They are wonderful. Making me want some grits right now. One of the good things in life.
I Love them too. I made them @ home and they were almost as good! Here is the recipe I found online:
Grits à Ya Ya
by Chef Jim Shirley
In 1998 I developed this Fish House favorite during the Mardi Gras season. Mardi Gras, properly celebrated, can sometimes last for days. Recognizing the toll this marathon celebration had on my friends, I created this fare that not only provided sustenance but tasted great, too. Since then we've whomped up hundreds of thousands of dishes of my favorite child. Enjoy it at home with this recipe.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Smoked Gouda Cheese Grits
First, make your grits. Run the chicken stock into a thick-bottomed saucepan and turn on high till it boils. Mix in the grits and stir like crazy. Reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cream if you need more liquid. Then tumble in the butter, drizzle in the rest of the cream and stir till it’s all in the family. Then shake in the shredded cheese and stir very well till it’s all nice and smooth.
While your grits cook, bring a large saucepan to medium heat. Add bacon and cook for about 3 minutes, then add garlic and shallots. Sauté and then add butter and a splash of white wine. When the butter is half melted, add the shrimp. When the downsides of the shrimp become white, flip them and add mushrooms, scallions and spinach. Sauté for 2 minutes. Remove the shrimp. Pour in heavy cream and let simmer while stirring. When reduced by one third, add salt, pepper and hot sauce. Return shrimp to the sauce and combine. Spoon the sauce and shrimp onto heaping mounds of cheese grits.
Grits à Ya Ya
by Chef Jim Shirley
In 1998 I developed this Fish House favorite during the Mardi Gras season. Mardi Gras, properly celebrated, can sometimes last for days. Recognizing the toll this marathon celebration had on my friends, I created this fare that not only provided sustenance but tasted great, too. Since then we've whomped up hundreds of thousands of dishes of my favorite child. Enjoy it at home with this recipe.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Smoked Gouda Cheese Grits
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 pound Dixie Lily grits
- 1/4 pound butter
- 1 pound shredded smoked Gouda cheese
- 8 strips applewood-smoked bacon, diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon minced shallots
- 3 tablespoons butter
- White wine
- 1 pound peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp
- 1 portobello mushroom cap, sliced
- 1/4 cup diced scallions
- 2 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 cups smoked Gouda cheese grits
First, make your grits. Run the chicken stock into a thick-bottomed saucepan and turn on high till it boils. Mix in the grits and stir like crazy. Reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cream if you need more liquid. Then tumble in the butter, drizzle in the rest of the cream and stir till it’s all in the family. Then shake in the shredded cheese and stir very well till it’s all nice and smooth.
While your grits cook, bring a large saucepan to medium heat. Add bacon and cook for about 3 minutes, then add garlic and shallots. Sauté and then add butter and a splash of white wine. When the butter is half melted, add the shrimp. When the downsides of the shrimp become white, flip them and add mushrooms, scallions and spinach. Sauté for 2 minutes. Remove the shrimp. Pour in heavy cream and let simmer while stirring. When reduced by one third, add salt, pepper and hot sauce. Return shrimp to the sauce and combine. Spoon the sauce and shrimp onto heaping mounds of cheese grits.
I agree. Love those grits with quail.