This dish is comfort food at its finest! Cheesy, filling, warming. For a more complete meal, serve it with cooked greens, shrimp, sausage, or any other ingredients you like with grits.
Cheesy Pepper Teff Grits
Cheesy Pepper Teff Grits
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Servings
4
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
This dish is comfort food at its finest! Cheesy, filling, warming. For a more complete meal, serve it with cooked greens, shrimp, sausage, or any other ingredients you like with grits.
Ingredients
- 1 cup teff grain
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ cup full fat milk
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 ounces Pecorino, Romano, or Parmesan cheese, grated (plus more to top each bowl, optional)
- Chopped parsley, cilantro, chives, etc.
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Salt
Directions
- Place a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add the teff and toast, stirring frequently, until it starts to pop and becomes fragrant, around 3 minutes.
- Whisk in 4 cups of water, two dried bay leaves and a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Then lower the heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until all water is absorbed and the teff has thickened to the texture of grits.
- Remove from heat and remove bay leaves. Stir in the milk, butter, cheese, and pepper. Taste and add more salt, butter, cheese, and pepper to your liking.
- Divide among bowls, sprinkle with fresh herbs, and serve.
