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Zea Grits Recipe

Zea Grits

Recipe courtesy Jeff Blake, Zea Rotisserie and Brewery (The Tastebuds)

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  • on May 07, 2012

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    I too loved the Corn Grits at Zea. Tried it for the first time last week in fact! I am doing a modified vegetarian diet consuming meat only on the weekends but just lean meats. So I went to the restaurant w/my boss during the week and was concerned that first, I wouldn't find anything other than a house salad to eat that matched my diet, and second, that I wouldn't be satisfied by the selections available. To my surprise, I had the Portobello mushroom Panini & the glorious corn grits and loved both! The corn grits added a new dimension to my sandwich that I did not expect. It was a dense dish, meaning substantial, buttery, and nicely seasoned. I truly could not stop until it was all gone! The whole kernel roasted corn sprinkled throughout was nice to balance out the texture. I'm definitely making this recipe. Bravo Zea!

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  • on February 21, 2012

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    I as well as my friends were blown away at the great taste and texture of corn grits. We order them every time we eat as Zeas

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  • on June 11, 2011

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    I add a teaspoon of paprika at the end. Great stuff

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  • on April 24, 2011

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    I was blown away with corn roasted grits at Zea's in New Orleans. It was delicious.Being raised in Louisiana; grits was a breakfast dish, eaten with butter,sausage, etc. So grits as a side dish is as foreign to me as pizza for breakfast. I ask the waitress if I could get the recipe, she seemed shocked, that I would ask and said no she didn't think so. I was sure I could to find a recipe for A grits side dish from the likes of Paula Deen,Bobby Flay. Imagine my surprise and delight when I saw the recipe for Zea's grits. So guess what side dish I will be serving at my next big dinner.

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  • on April 19, 2011

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    Really good and rich...you could also substitute some of the heavy cream for 2% milk and it's still unbelievable! Have been to Zea many times, and this recipe is the real deal!

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  • on March 10, 2011

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    I'm not a grits fan, but last week I was in LA at the Zea's in Lafayette and was coaxed into trying their famous Roasted Corn Grits. (Almost everyone else in the restaurant seemed to have them on their plates-as a lunch side dish. I was PLEASANTLY surprised. Really delicious! Imagine my surprise when I Googled the dish and found the recipe online.

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  • on February 05, 2011

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    I followed the recipe, but added bout half a cup more of grits seemed like a lot of liquid for 1 cup of grits, also got a lot of residual butter that didn't get absorbed, plus I couldn't find yellow grits, so mine were white, sigh...but oh they still tasted pretty comparable, will cut back on the butter next time.

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  • on June 14, 2010

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    I cut the salt to 1 teaspoon and cut the butter to 1 stick. I substituted 1 cup of the cream with 1 can (12 oz evaporated skim milk. They were still extremely rich.

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  • on May 11, 2010

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    I figured I would see if these were really comparable to Zea's corn grits. I didn't use a Tblspoon of salt. I used one stick of unsalted butter and salted to taste. I roasted the corn after soaking it for about 20 minutes, then grilled it for about 20 minutes with shucks still on. Everyone loved it and I will def make again.

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  • on May 08, 2010

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    I tasted these by chance having walked in the Diabetes Walk-a-thon in New Orlean's last Novemeber. I first hesitated because I love Grits and knew how to make them but, a friend advised me these were the best ever. I loved it better than anything else catered there. I later found this recipe however, I added sliced green onion to mine because that's how it was served there. I also cut back on the salt, it was not as salty as this calls for. Other great ways I've served it is with Shrimp and/or Tasso Ham. I use a fine textured Grits too. This is like dessert on my family's table. I'm so thrilled Zea's shared this with all of us & at the Diabetes charity event or I would have never been able to share it with my family when I went back home to Florida. Thanks Zea's!

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