Grits With Goat Cheese, Caramelized Onions and Honey
I took to Pinterest, looking for new ideas on how to use grits and saw a lot of polenta cake recipes. Polenta and grits are pretty similar, right? If you want to learn more about it follow that link to The Kitchn to learn more, then come back here to make some fancy Southern grits.
Inspired by this recipe at food52, I heated and set some yellow grits in a baking dish to harden up, even sending it for a ride in the fridge overnight for maximum hardening. Sunday morning, hoping for a delicious grit cake breakfast, I tried getting to the pan frying portion of the recipe only to have it fail miserably. But not to be deterred from my gritty breakfast wants, I did what any good cook does and alter the recipe to work for me.
Goat Cheese, Honey and Caramelized Onions over Grits
Ingredients
- ½ cup Adluh grits
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ yellow onion
- 2-4 tablespoons goat cheese
- drizzle of honey
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Follow the directions on the grits to prepare.
- For the Adluh grits, it's adding 1 part grits to 4 parts water, bringing to a boil, and letting simmer over low for 30 minutes.
- While the grits are going, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Slice the onion into ¼ inch wide slivers and carefully place into hot oil.
- Stir to coat.
- Let the onions saute for 15-20 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally.
- Once the grits are done, taste and salt before spooning into two bowls, then garnish with the onions, goat cheese, and a drizzle of honey.
- Serve hot.
Do you like your grits sweet or savory?