Recipe and source notes

Hominy Grits

8 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 5 cups water
  • 1 cup hominy grits
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon honey, brown sugar, or maple syrup (optional)

Make it step by step

  1. Bring water to a rapid boil in a saucepan.
  2. Gradually stir in the hominy grits.
  3. Reduce heat to low.
  4. Stir in the butter.
  5. Cook for 20 minutes, or until the water is absorbed.
  6. If desired, sweeten with honey, brown sugar, maple syrup, or jelly.
  7. Serve while hot.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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