Gumbo And Cheese Grits
Gumbo And Cheese Grits

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, gumbo and cheese grits. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

The word grit comes from an Old English word "grytt" meaning a coarse ground grain. But you will never find a single grit on its own! Down south, grits are made from coarsely ground corn poured into boiling water to make a delicious porridge.

Gumbo And Cheese Grits is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Gumbo And Cheese Grits is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have gumbo and cheese grits using 21 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Gumbo And Cheese Grits:
  1. Take 1 stick Butter
  2. Make ready 1 cup Flour
  3. Prepare 1 cup Clam juice
  4. Take 1 1/2 cup Chicken broth
  5. Get 1 lb Smoke sausage
  6. Prepare 1 cup Shrimp
  7. Make ready 1/4 tsp Thyme
  8. Prepare 1/2 tbsp Parsley
  9. Get 1/2 tsp Basil
  10. Make ready 2 Bay leaves
  11. Get 1/4 tsp Pepper
  12. Take 3/4 tbsp Creole seasoning
  13. Make ready Cheese Grits
  14. Take 1 Pepper
  15. Take 1 cup Quick Quaker plain grits
  16. Get 3 cup Water
  17. Take 2 tsp Salt
  18. Get 1 cup Milk
  19. Prepare 1/4 Bell pepper chopped
  20. Get 1/3 Onion chopped
  21. Take 2 clove Garlic minced

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Instructions to make Gumbo And Cheese Grits:
  1. Start grits by boiling water and adding salt.
  2. Once boiling add grits slowly and stir while adding in grits.
  3. Immediately turn down to low (between 1-2).
  4. Now cover with a lid and check every 5-10 minutes. This is when you can start your gumbo as seen below.
  5. Now when you stir grits start to add in milk as they get thick.
  6. Now time to start the gumbo. First melt the butter on low-med heat in a large pot
  7. Once the mixture starts to brown (10 min) add in onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Cook until translucent.
  8. Now slowly stir in clam juice and chicken broth.
  9. Add in the rest of the spices, cooked shrimp, and cooked smoked sausage. Cover and let it simmer for 30 min. Check and stir ever 10 min.
  10. In the mean time check on grits and stir in the rest of the milk and add pepper & salt in to taste. Add in 3/4-1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese and let it melt.
  11. The gumbo and grits should now be about complete. Serve the gumbo on top of the grits and enjoy!!!

Add as much cheese as you like to your grits to make them creamy. My recipe is easy and delicious. Take a little bit of time, but it well worth the effort. It's officially gumbo season in Louisiana! Although I make it all year round.

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