{"id":15646,"date":"2012-07-09T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=15646"},"modified":"2012-07-09T09:44:02","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T13:44:02","slug":"buttermilk-cheddar-grits-with-greens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/07\/buttermilk-cheddar-grits-with-greens\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttermilk Cheddar Grits With Greens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits2.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15648\" title=\"Buttermilk Cheddar Grits with Greens\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits2.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> I have fallen in love with grits. Hard.<\/p>\n<p>I used to make us polenta all the time but skipped over the grits. \u00a0One fateful day the store was out of polenta so I bought grits instead.<\/p>\n<p>No biggie right, they&#8217;re basically the same?<\/p>\n<p>Oh well. Lesson learned because they are not the same (though cooking them is the same), grits are creamier and smoother. \u00a0Polenta can be a little rough and grainy, and grits are having none of that.<\/p>\n<p>While I don&#8217;t dislike polenta, I&#8217;m pretty sure that I&#8217;m going to be Team Grits from here on out.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Buttermilk Cheddar Grits with Greens<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2C Chicken Stock<\/li>\n<li>1\/2C Grits<\/li>\n<li>1TBSP Butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2C Buttermilk (homemade, or uncultured buttermilk)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2C Shredded Cheddar (get the good stuff)<\/li>\n<li>3C Chopped Kale (regular or baby, you pick)<\/li>\n<li>Salt, pepper, olive oil for sauteeing (about 1\/2TBSP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a medium sized sauce pot, add in the stock and bring to a boil. \u00a0Add in the grits, reduce heat to medium and whisk until the grits start to thicken up. \u00a0About 5 minutes. \u00a0Turn off heat, put a lid on the pot and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>In a sautee pan, add in the olive oil and heat over medium heat. \u00a0Add in the greens, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and sautee until the greens are wilted and cooked through. \u00a0Turn off heat.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the grits, heat over low and add in the butter, buttermilk, and cheese. \u00a0Stir until everything is combined. \u00a0Add in the greens and stir again. \u00a0Heat over low for about 5 minutes to let everything come together.<\/p>\n<p>Turn off heat and serve immediately.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits1.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15647\" title=\"Buttermilk Cheddar Grits with Greens\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/egg_buttermilkgrits1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0I highly recommend serving this with a fried egg (or two) on top. \u00a0That combo is my new favorite breakfast item. \u00a0Also my new favorite dinner item.<\/p>\n<p>The greens give a nice bit of texture and bite to the otherwise super creamy grits. \u00a0The cheddar gives it a kick while the buttermilk sweetens and takes some of the bitter out of the kale.<\/p>\n<p>Grits won&#8217;t ever be the same once you add in some greens.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re feeding more than two people or if you really love grits, I would up the amounts of everything.<\/p>\n<p>1C of grits with 3 C of stock. \u00a0Adjust greens and cheese to your tastes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have fun guys and remember, always play with your food! \u00a0Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have fallen in love with grits. Hard. I used to make us polenta all the time but skipped over the grits. \u00a0One fateful day the store was out of polenta so I bought grits instead. No biggie right, they&#8217;re basically the same? Oh well. Lesson learned because they are not the same (though cooking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[98,36,43,16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-44m","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15646"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}