Garlic Roasted Grits Food

GARLIC CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• Cook grits according to package directions. Add cheese, butter and garlic salt; stir until cheese and butter are melted. In a measuring cup, beat egg; add milk to measure 1/2 cup. Stir into grits. , Pour into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly around the edges. Sprinkle with additional cheese if desired.

KENTUCKY GARLIC CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Beat milk, egg, garlic powder, and hot pepper sauce in a bowl.
• Bring water and salt to a boil in a saucepan; cook and stir grits in boiling water until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add butter and about 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese. Stir egg mixture into grits and pour grits into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese over grits.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and grits are set, about 1 hour. Allow grits to cool 20 to 30 minutes before serving. Grits should be cornbread-like.

CHEESY ROASTED GARLIC GRITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Trim the top off the garlic, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Seal the garlic in aluminum foil, place on a baking sheet and roast until the cloves are golden and super soft, 20 to 30 minutes. Squeeze the cloves out, add a pinch of salt and smear with a knife on a flat surface to form a paste. Reserve.
• Bring the stock to a simmer. Slowly add the grits in small batches, whisking the whole time. Cook, whisking often, until the grits are creamy and tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the grits from the heat and stir in the roasted garlic paste, white Cheddar and cream. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Carefully ladle the grits into the ramekins on a baking sheet. Top each ramekin with a slice of yellow Cheddar so the slice just comes over the sides of the ramekin. Bake until the cheese is gooey and bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Top with freshly ground black pepper and serve!

SMOKED OXTAILS WITH FIRE-ROASTED GARLIC, PEPPERS AND ONIONS OVER SMOKED GOUDA GRITS

Steps:

• Slather the oxtails in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
• Mix the coarse kosher salt, coarsely ground black pepper, granulated garlic, granulated onion, five-spice, Big Lee's Sweet Heat, curry powder and paprika in a small bowl.
• Generously apply the dry rub to all sides of the oxtails. Cover and allow to dry brine in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Set up your smoker following the manufacturer's instructions and heat to 200 degrees F. Add applewood or hickory wood as specified by the manufacturer. Alternatively, set up a charcoal grill for smoking following the manufacturer's instructions and heat to 200 degrees F.
• Place the oxtails in a large aluminum baking pan in the smoker on the indirect side (farthest from the fire box or heat source) and smoke for 2 hours.
• Increase the smoker temperature to 300 degrees F and smoke until the oxtails are a beautiful, glistening, mahogany color and there is some rendered fat in the bottom of the pan, 2 hours more.
• Now, it's time to break down the oxtails' muscle fibers, while still retaining high levels of moisture. Remove the pan from the smoker, cover with aluminum foil and tightly seal the edges. Smoke until the meat is tender and easily pulls away from the bone, 2 hours more. If the meat doesn't easily pull away from the bone, rewrap the pan and smoke for 1 hour more.
• Remove the oxtails from the smoker and allow them to rest for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the Fresnos on a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil, drizzle with olive oil to coat, sprinkle with salt and wrap in the foil. Repeat with the jalapeños, garlic and onion, using 3 separate sheets of foil. Place the wrapped Fresnos, jalapeños, garlic and onion in the smoker's firebox. If using a charcoal grill, remove the grill grate and place the wrapped vegetables in the coals. Cook until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Check frequently, as they can burn quickly.
• Transfer the vegetables to a work surface. Discard the foil. Pick up the garlic with long grilling tongs and hold over the smoker's fire or grill's coals until it develops a good char, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. Repeat with the Fresnos, jalapeños and onion, 7 to 10 minutes each. Let rest for 5 minutes.
• Combine the milk, grits, butter, smoked sea salt and 1 1/2 cups water in medium saucepan. Place the saucepan on a burner over medium-low heat and bring to a very slow simmer, whisking occasionally. Cover and cook, whisking occasionally to prevent lumps and sticking to the bottom of the pot, until the grits thicken, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the grits from the heat and gently fold in the gouda until softened and slightly melted.
• Scoop the grits into 2 bowls. Pull the meat off of the oxtail bones with a fork and place on top of the grits.
• To deseed the Fresnos and jalapeños, cut them in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with the back of a chef's knife. Thinly slice the peppers crosswise. Thinly slice the roasted garlic. Peel the onion, cut it in half, then thinly slice it.
• Divide the Fresnos, jalapeños, Fresnos, garlic, onions and chives between the bowls. Top each dish with the zest of half of the lemon and a squirt of lemon juice.

GARLIC GRITS SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• Cook the grits with the water and salt using package directions.
• Add the Velveeta cheese, garlic cheese, margarine and Worcestershire sauce to the grits and stir until the cheese melts.
• Taste and season with garlic powder fora stronger garlic flavor if desired.
• Spoon the grits mixture into a 1 quart baking dish.
• Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until bubbly.

PAULA DEEN'S BAKED GARLIC CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 4-quart casserole dish.
• Bring the broth, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan.
• Stir in the grits and whisk until completely combined.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the grits are thick, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the cubed Cheddar and milk and stir. Gradually stir in the eggs and butter, stirring until all are combined.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with the white Cheddar and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until set.