{"id":20759,"date":"2021-01-09T12:28:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T19:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=20759"},"modified":"2021-01-09T12:28:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T19:28:23","slug":"grandpas-grits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/grandpas-grits\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandpa&#8217;s Grits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Grandpa&#8217;s Grits<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 C whole milk<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C lowfat buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>2 C water<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>1-2 C coarse ground grits (not from a box)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>4 TBL unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C Tilamook sharp Cheddar, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 C Monterey Jack cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 C minced onion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>STEP BY STEP<\/strong><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Bring milk, water and salt to a quick boil in a heavy (cast iron) pot<\/li>\n<li>Add the grits slowly while whisking continually<\/li>\n<li>Once all of the grits have been added, decrease the heat to a low simmer and cover<\/li>\n<li>Remove lid and whisk frequently, every 3 to 4 minutes, to prevent grits from sticking or forming lumps; make sure to get into corners of pot when whisking.<\/li>\n<li>Cook for 25 to 30 minutes or until mixture is creamy.<br \/>\nNOTE: Coarse grits may cook for up to 90 minutes.&nbsp; Test and taste them before serving them to your family.<\/li>\n<li>OPTION: Puree 1\/2 C whole kernel canned corn to add with the next step for a real corn taste<\/li>\n<li>Remove from the heat, whisk in the pepper and butter.<\/li>\n<li>Mix in half of your grated cheese<\/li>\n<li>Top with the other half of your grated cheese and serve immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It&#8217;s been said that when using boxed grits, pour the grits into a bowl, then eat the box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grandpa&#8217;s Grits 2 C whole milk 1\/2 C lowfat buttermilk 2 C water 1 tsp kosher salt 1-2 C coarse ground grits (not from a box) 1\/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 4 TBL unsalted butter 1\/2 C Tilamook sharp Cheddar, shredded 1\/2 C Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 1\/4 C minced onion STEP BY STEP &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/grandpas-grits\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grandpa&#8217;s Grits&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grandpas-private-collection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20760,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20759\/revisions\/20760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}