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How to Make Grits Recipe

How to Make Grits Recipe
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    Sides

  • Cusine

    American

Ingredients

1 cup of stone-ground grits

4 cups of water

1 teaspoon of salt

2 tablespoons of butter

1/4 cup of grated cheese

Directions

In a 2-quart saucepan, combine water and salt and bring to a boil. While whisking, sprinkle in grits, then return to a boil.

runny with some remaining gritty texture, about 30 minutes; thick and creamy but flowing, about 45 minutes; or stiff and able to hold its shape while barely flowing, about 1 hour. Whisk in extra water, a tablespoon or two at a time, at any point if your grits become thicker than you'd like. .