Recipe courtesy of Carrie Crowell
and
Rosanne Cash
Carrie's Grit Cakes with Rosanne's Gravy
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 237
- Total Fat
- 15
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 21
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 3
- Protein
- 4
- Cholesterol
- 7
- Sodium
- 327
- Total: 25 min
- Active: 25 min
Ingredients
Carrie's Grit Cakes:
1 cup water
1 cup whole milk
1 cup grits
1 teaspoon salt
Vegetable oil, for frying
Rosanne's Gravy:
Pork drippings and pan juices
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup chicken stock
Directions
- For Carrie's grit cakes: In a saucepan, bring the milk and 1 cup water to a boil. Stir in the grits, then add the salt. Whisk consistently for 5 minutes.
- Pour onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet. Let cool and become coagulated. Use a round cookie cutter to shape cakes. Heat vegetable oil in skillet and fry the cakes on both sides until brown.
- For Rosanne's gravy: In a saucepan, heat the drippings, add the flour and whisk. Add the milk and chicken stock and whisk consistently until smooth and thick.
- Serve the grits warm with the white gravy.