Hominy Grits

Recipe from Effigy Mounds National Monument.

Ingredients

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

Photo: Neil Conway from Oakland, USA / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0

Procedure

  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.

Notes, tips, and variations

  • Grits can also be flavored with cheese, sunny-side up egg, or small bits of ham or sausage.