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KevinD
"And, guys from up North, you can't order just one grit to see if you like them."
How do you like your Grits,,, regular creamy or al dente'
Joe Pesci My Cousin Vinny and the grit bit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...Psck0p3Mo&NR=1
How do you like your Grits,,, regular creamy or al dente'
Joe Pesci My Cousin Vinny and the grit bit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...Psck0p3Mo&NR=1
Last edited by Count_Damonee; 12-27-2011 at 07:55 PM.
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Arrrrgh! You probably like okra in your omelets, too.
We can still juice this up a bit until the joe is hot.
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Will someone please explain what "grits" are for someone up North and a very long way East?
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For some folks, they are eggcellent.
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"Will someone please explain what "grits" are for someone up North and a very long way East?"
Grits are a food of American Indian origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn (hominy). They are also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee (Creek) language word.[1][2] Grits are similar to other thick maize-based porridges from around the world, such as polenta, or the thinner farina.
Grits are usually prepared by adding one part grits to two-to-three parts boiling water, sometimes seasoned with salt or sugar. They are usually cooked for 15–20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the grits become a porridge-like consistency. As grits expand when they are cooked, they need to be stirred periodically to prevent sticking and forming lumps. They may be served with grated cheese, butter, sausage or country ham red-eye gravy. Grits have also been known to be served with fish such as fried catfish or salmon croquettes.
Grits can also be fried in a pan or molded to create a firm block; the resulting block can be cut with a knife or wire, and the slices fried in a fat such as vegetable oil, butter, or bacon grease.
The word "grits" derives from the Old English word "grytt," meaning coarse meal.[3] This word originally referred to wheat and other porridges now known as groats in parts of the U.K., maize being unknown in Europe in the Middle Ages. The word "grits" is one of the few words that may properly be used as either singular or plural in writing or speech and can be used with a singular or plural verb.[4][5]
Obviously our thoughts are Scrambled our minds are Fried,, this thread is Toast,,, Please stick a fork in it,,, it is DONE... I need my TUMS
Grits are a food of American Indian origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn (hominy). They are also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee (Creek) language word.[1][2] Grits are similar to other thick maize-based porridges from around the world, such as polenta, or the thinner farina.
Grits are usually prepared by adding one part grits to two-to-three parts boiling water, sometimes seasoned with salt or sugar. They are usually cooked for 15–20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the grits become a porridge-like consistency. As grits expand when they are cooked, they need to be stirred periodically to prevent sticking and forming lumps. They may be served with grated cheese, butter, sausage or country ham red-eye gravy. Grits have also been known to be served with fish such as fried catfish or salmon croquettes.
Grits can also be fried in a pan or molded to create a firm block; the resulting block can be cut with a knife or wire, and the slices fried in a fat such as vegetable oil, butter, or bacon grease.
The word "grits" derives from the Old English word "grytt," meaning coarse meal.[3] This word originally referred to wheat and other porridges now known as groats in parts of the U.K., maize being unknown in Europe in the Middle Ages. The word "grits" is one of the few words that may properly be used as either singular or plural in writing or speech and can be used with a singular or plural verb.[4][5]
Obviously our thoughts are Scrambled our minds are Fried,, this thread is Toast,,, Please stick a fork in it,,, it is DONE... I need my TUMS
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"Will someone please explain what "grits" are for someone up North and a very long way East?"
Grits are a food of American Indian origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn (hominy). They are also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee (Creek) language word.[1][2] Grits are similar to other thick maize-based porridges from around the world, such as polenta, or the thinner farina.
Grits are usually prepared by adding one part grits to two-to-three parts boiling water, sometimes seasoned with salt or sugar. They are usually cooked for 15–20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the grits become a porridge-like consistency. As grits expand when they are cooked, they need to be stirred periodically to prevent sticking and forming lumps. They may be served with grated cheese, butter, sausage or country ham red-eye gravy. Grits have also been known to be served with fish such as fried catfish or salmon croquettes.
Grits can also be fried in a pan or molded to create a firm block; the resulting block can be cut with a knife or wire, and the slices fried in a fat such as vegetable oil, butter, or bacon grease.
The word "grits" derives from the Old English word "grytt," meaning coarse meal.[3] This word originally referred to wheat and other porridges now known as groats in parts of the U.K., maize being unknown in Europe in the Middle Ages. The word "grits" is one of the few words that may properly be used as either singular or plural in writing or speech and can be used with a singular or plural verb.[4][5]
Obviously our thoughts are Scrambled our minds are Fried,, this thread is Toast,,, Please stick a fork in it,,, it is DONE... I need my TUMS
Grits are a food of American Indian origin common in the Southern United States and mainly eaten at breakfast. They consist of coarsely ground corn, or sometimes alkali-treated corn (hominy). They are also sometimes called sofkee or sofkey from the Muskogee (Creek) language word.[1][2] Grits are similar to other thick maize-based porridges from around the world, such as polenta, or the thinner farina.
Grits are usually prepared by adding one part grits to two-to-three parts boiling water, sometimes seasoned with salt or sugar. They are usually cooked for 15–20 minutes or until the water is absorbed and the grits become a porridge-like consistency. As grits expand when they are cooked, they need to be stirred periodically to prevent sticking and forming lumps. They may be served with grated cheese, butter, sausage or country ham red-eye gravy. Grits have also been known to be served with fish such as fried catfish or salmon croquettes.
Grits can also be fried in a pan or molded to create a firm block; the resulting block can be cut with a knife or wire, and the slices fried in a fat such as vegetable oil, butter, or bacon grease.
The word "grits" derives from the Old English word "grytt," meaning coarse meal.[3] This word originally referred to wheat and other porridges now known as groats in parts of the U.K., maize being unknown in Europe in the Middle Ages. The word "grits" is one of the few words that may properly be used as either singular or plural in writing or speech and can be used with a singular or plural verb.[4][5]
Obviously our thoughts are Scrambled our minds are Fried,, this thread is Toast,,, Please stick a fork in it,,, it is DONE... I need my TUMS
I was tempted until I got to the part about the "red-eye gravy". I'm not even going to think about what that could be
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"I was tempted until I got to the part about the "red-eye gravy". I'm not even going to think about what that could be "
Red-eye gravy is a thin sauce often seen in the cuisine of the Southern United States and associated with the country ham of that region. Other names for this sauce include poor man's gravy, bird-eye gravy, bottom sop and red ham gravy. The gravy is made from the drippings of pan-fried country ham, bacon, or other pork, typically mixed with black coffee. The same drippings, when mixed with flour, make the flavoring for Sawmill gravy. Red-eye gravy is often served over ham, cornbread, grits, or biscuits.
A common practice is to dip the inner sides of a split biscuit into the gravy in order to add flavor and keep the biscuit from being too dry when a piece of country ham is added between the two halves: the Southern "ham biscuit" (although the Appalachian ham biscuit is simply a biscuit with country ham). Another popular way to serve red-eye gravy, especially in parts of Alabama, is with mustard or ketchup mixed in with the gravy. Biscuits are then dipped in the gravy (often termed "sopped" in Southern English).
In Louisiana, Cajun-style gravy is often made with a roast beef instead of ham. Black coffee is always used, and it is frequently a strongly brewed chicory coffee. The gravy is ladled over the meat on a bed of rice, staining the rice a dark brown color. Often, French bread and some kind of beans are also served as a side, like butter beans (lima beans) or peas.
The Mississippi variation uses red wine in the place of coffee.
Coffee Rubbed Goose, Hi Mountain Elk Sausage and Red Eye Gravy - YouTube
Red-eye gravy is a thin sauce often seen in the cuisine of the Southern United States and associated with the country ham of that region. Other names for this sauce include poor man's gravy, bird-eye gravy, bottom sop and red ham gravy. The gravy is made from the drippings of pan-fried country ham, bacon, or other pork, typically mixed with black coffee. The same drippings, when mixed with flour, make the flavoring for Sawmill gravy. Red-eye gravy is often served over ham, cornbread, grits, or biscuits.
A common practice is to dip the inner sides of a split biscuit into the gravy in order to add flavor and keep the biscuit from being too dry when a piece of country ham is added between the two halves: the Southern "ham biscuit" (although the Appalachian ham biscuit is simply a biscuit with country ham). Another popular way to serve red-eye gravy, especially in parts of Alabama, is with mustard or ketchup mixed in with the gravy. Biscuits are then dipped in the gravy (often termed "sopped" in Southern English).
In Louisiana, Cajun-style gravy is often made with a roast beef instead of ham. Black coffee is always used, and it is frequently a strongly brewed chicory coffee. The gravy is ladled over the meat on a bed of rice, staining the rice a dark brown color. Often, French bread and some kind of beans are also served as a side, like butter beans (lima beans) or peas.
The Mississippi variation uses red wine in the place of coffee.
Coffee Rubbed Goose, Hi Mountain Elk Sausage and Red Eye Gravy - YouTube
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3G;
A good waiter would have already asked you if you wanted a 'side of grits' with your saved bacon.
Count Chef Boyardee's grits are infinitely better than that great English "breakfast treat" Marmite.
'Gag a maggot' is exactly how the ISMW described having just tasted her first bite of a 'Marmite' sammie to the delight of my English Uncle in Farnham that had just tricked her into trying it.
For those of you on the other side wondering what 'Marmite' or the even worse Aussie 'Vegemite' sandwich spread is imagine this:
You have just burned the worst thing you can think of in a pan to a crisp and have scrapped it off the bottom of the pan and served it to your guests on toast with a smile saying "It's an acquired taste" with an arched eyebrow implying that they will never be sophisticated (sic) enough to appreciate it.
It is for that reason that we have "Grits Mules" sneaking it across borders in their luggage for us instead of the industrial waste sold in Marmite Jars.
cheers,
jj
A good waiter would have already asked you if you wanted a 'side of grits' with your saved bacon.
Count Chef Boyardee's grits are infinitely better than that great English "breakfast treat" Marmite.
'Gag a maggot' is exactly how the ISMW described having just tasted her first bite of a 'Marmite' sammie to the delight of my English Uncle in Farnham that had just tricked her into trying it.
For those of you on the other side wondering what 'Marmite' or the even worse Aussie 'Vegemite' sandwich spread is imagine this:
You have just burned the worst thing you can think of in a pan to a crisp and have scrapped it off the bottom of the pan and served it to your guests on toast with a smile saying "It's an acquired taste" with an arched eyebrow implying that they will never be sophisticated (sic) enough to appreciate it.
It is for that reason that we have "Grits Mules" sneaking it across borders in their luggage for us instead of the industrial waste sold in Marmite Jars.
cheers,
jj
Last edited by jamjax; 01-09-2012 at 07:21 AM.
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"Count Chef Boyardee's grits are infinitely better than that great English "breakfast treat" Marmite"
JJ I love to cook,,, simmer my sauce (marinara) for almost 2 days... Everything Fresh... MMMmmm
Funny Story: We were fishing the Hatteras/Bertram Shoot-Out in the Abaco's and had caught over 50 dolphin, 27 wahoo and 3 dozen triple tails,,, The first night we pull in ,,,I cook for everyone... Made Conch Fritters from the conch I got from my buddy Jungle,,, Pheasant from what we had shot in SD... Lobster Tails (I am so sick of lobster BLAH) Stone Crabs and the FISH WE CAUGHT... The cow Dolphins had ROE and I boiled it up flavored it (slow boil sof to infuse flavor)
Presentation is everything to me SO when I was preparing the plates I had Steamed Rice shaped with a Martini Glass,,, 2 placed in the Center,,,(think about it) topped with a cut olive... Pheasant Breast flanking the rice with Blackened Dolphin,,, Lobster and the Stone Crabs and Dolphin Roe were circling the outer edge of the plate... I took the roe still in the casing(like a sausage) sliced it long ways down the middle and laid it open.... They LOVED IT,,, I had so much I was making Lobster Conch Omelttes with the Roe...For breakfast...
Caught 3 Diamond back Rattlers down here and smoked one Bar-B-Q'd the other 2 they were good... But thats another Story
JJ I love to cook,,, simmer my sauce (marinara) for almost 2 days... Everything Fresh... MMMmmm
Funny Story: We were fishing the Hatteras/Bertram Shoot-Out in the Abaco's and had caught over 50 dolphin, 27 wahoo and 3 dozen triple tails,,, The first night we pull in ,,,I cook for everyone... Made Conch Fritters from the conch I got from my buddy Jungle,,, Pheasant from what we had shot in SD... Lobster Tails (I am so sick of lobster BLAH) Stone Crabs and the FISH WE CAUGHT... The cow Dolphins had ROE and I boiled it up flavored it (slow boil sof to infuse flavor)
Presentation is everything to me SO when I was preparing the plates I had Steamed Rice shaped with a Martini Glass,,, 2 placed in the Center,,,(think about it) topped with a cut olive... Pheasant Breast flanking the rice with Blackened Dolphin,,, Lobster and the Stone Crabs and Dolphin Roe were circling the outer edge of the plate... I took the roe still in the casing(like a sausage) sliced it long ways down the middle and laid it open.... They LOVED IT,,, I had so much I was making Lobster Conch Omelttes with the Roe...For breakfast...
Caught 3 Diamond back Rattlers down here and smoked one Bar-B-Q'd the other 2 they were good... But thats another Story
Last edited by Count_Damonee; 01-09-2012 at 08:33 AM.