Hominy Grits
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the grits
Bring 5 cups of water to a boil and add 2 teaspoons of salt.
Slowly add 1 cup of hominy grits to the boiling water.
Boil for 10 minutes, then transfer to a fireless cooker and let sit overnight, or cook for 1 hour in a double boiler.
Serve
Serve warm in a dish or molds, or slice and fry the cold mush.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Hominy grits
- Provide the starchy body that thickens with cooking into a soft, cohesive mush.
- Water
- Hydrates the grits so their starch gelatinizes into a smooth, spoonable texture.
The step that matters
Adding the grits to boiling water. Grits added slowly to boiling water disperse evenly without clumping. Adding them all at once or to cool water can form lumps that stay dry inside while the outside overcooks.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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