My Dad's Grits the way he likes them
My Dad's Grits the way he likes them

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, my dad's grits the way he likes them. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

My Dad's Grits the way he likes them is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. My Dad's Grits the way he likes them is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

This is a spin-off from my Southern Biscuits thread. My Father's family are Southerners from East Tennessee. Grits were never served in our home, nor in the homes of my Tennessee relatives.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have my dad's grits the way he likes them using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make My Dad's Grits the way he likes them:
  1. Prepare 2 cup grits
  2. Make ready 8 cups water
  3. Get 1-1/2 teaspoon kosher salt more if needed
  4. Take 1/4 stick butter
  5. Prepare 3/4 cup crumbled bacon

Now, when I was a kid, I just hated grits. But on the weekends, when Daddy would make us breakfast, he would always put a spoonful of grits on my plate anyway. I learned to cut up my meat and mix the meat, the scrambled eggs, and the grits into a big ol' mess on my plate and eat it that way. Mixed all together, the grits weren't so bad.

Instructions to make My Dad's Grits the way he likes them:
  1. Heat the water and salt to boiling add the grits. Stir immediately you don't need lumps. When the grits are popping cover and reduce heat. Stir often. When done add the butter and bacon.
  2. Stir and let rest covered for 15 minutes. Don't worry about them getting cold it will be a long time for that.
  3. Serve I hope you enjoy!!!
  4. Here is with tomato gravy. See my recipe Tale of 2 gravies.

Once my dad passed away I started eating them more. The texture no longer bothered me, and in a strange way, it made me feel like he was still with me. I always eat them the way my dad did, with a sunny-side egg on top with lots of pepper sprinkled all over. My dad always made the best food, and he always ate it the best way. She told me that her daddy fixes her grits for breakfast so I guess that's where she learned to like them.

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