Huevos and Grits, Y’all

Start this recipe by making up a batch of my Cheese Grits:

Bring the water and salt to a boil in a smallish saucepan. Add the grits to the boiling water using a whisk. Using the whisk ensures that you don’t get lumps in your grits.

Now cover the pot, lower the heat to a simmer and cook the grits according to the package directions.

When the grits are done, stir in the black pepper and garlic powder. Now, if you want to use fresh garlic go ahead. However, since we usually have Cheese Grits with breakfast and I don’t like to get a hunk of garlic in my mouth at that time of the day, I’ll stick with the powder. Thank you for understanding.

Next, add the grated cheddar. Some people want to get all fancy with the cheese and use stuff like Parmesan, sharp Provolone or even Bleu cheese. However, to me anyway, grits are homey, comfort food and messing around with all that fancy-ness is just fooling with an already good thing. Just stick with the cheddar.

Dump in the cheese and stir until blended.

Everybody say “Yum.”

When your grits are all ready to go, continue with the rest of the recipe:

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan. After the butter has melted, tilt the pan to distribute the melted butter all over the surface. Carefully crack the eggs into the pan. Cover the pan and cook until the egg whites have solidifed (2-3 minutes). If you like your eggs sunnyside up you can stop right here. If you like them done all the way through, flip each egg over and cook for another minute or so.

To assemble your Huevos and Grits, place a ladle of cheese grits in the bottom of a small plate or shallow bowl. Add the fried eggs on top of the grits and spoon a couple of tablespoons of salsa or picante sauce over the eggs. I put the jar of sauce in the microwave for about a minute if it has been in the refrigerator. I don’t want it to cool down the eggs too much. Add a couple of tablespoons of grated cheddar on top. Optionally, you could also toss on a little chopped cilantro.

Serve these Huevos and Grits up with some toast and fresh fruit on the side.

Enjoy!