Herbed Grits with Dark Chocolate Hot Sauce
From deliathecrone 16 years agoIngredients
- Note: Prep time does not include cooling time for grits. shopping list
- To make the grits: shopping list
- 2 ½ cups water shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup quick-cooking grits shopping list
- One 12-ounce can evaporated skim milk shopping list
- 2 teaspoons unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 clove garlic, minced shopping list
- 3 ounces goat cheese shopping list
- To make the sauce: shopping list
- 10 to 12 dried whole red New Mexican chiles shopping list
- 1 large onion, chopped shopping list
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped shopping list
- 3 cups water shopping list
- 3 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces shopping list
- ½ tsp cumin shopping list
- (4 squares unsweetened chocolate per cup of water) shopping list
- ½ cup Pignoli, roughly chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Grits:
- In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil.
- Slowly add the grits then blend in the evaporated milk.
- Cook for ten minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the butter, garlic and cheese.
- When they are melted, beat hard for a few seconds to blend thoroughly.
- Pour into a lightly-greased 8" square baking pan.
- Cover with waxed paper and let it cool completely.
- Sauce:
- Place the chiles on a baking pan and put them in a 250 degree F. oven for about 10 to 15 minutes, or until the chiles smell like they are toasted, taking care not to let them burn.
- Remove the stems and seeds and crumble them into a saucepan.
- Add the remaining ingredients, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Strain the mixture.
- If the sauce is too thin, place it back on the stove and simmer, uncovered, until it is reduced to the desired consistency.
- Reserve the pine nuts for serving.
- Yield: 2 to 2 ½ cups Spicy Hot sauce!
- To Serve:
- Cut the solidified grits into 8 equal servings.
- Warm through in a microwave or saute briefly in a skillet with oil. Do NOT let it brown at all.
- Reheat the chocolate sauce, if it has cooled.
- Place 2 tablespoons Dark Chocolate Hot Sauce on a plate and swirl it around to create a circular base for the grits.
- Gently place the grits square in the center of the base.
- Sprinkle 2 tablespoons chopped pine nuts on the chocolate sauce.
- You can add more hot sauce over the grits if desired, but I’d taste it first. The base might be more than enough for you.
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