Grits With Corn And Vidalia Onion

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 vidalia onion, grated
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels (scraped from 2 ears fresh sweet corn)
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups water
• coarse salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup stone-ground grits
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat; add in onion; stir/saute until transparent, about 2 minutes.
• 2 add in corn; stir/saute, until kernels become soft, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add in the milk, water, and 1 teaspoon salt; bring mixture to a boil over high heat.
• 4 whisk in the grits; decrease heat to low, and simmer, whisking occasionally, until the grits are creamy and thick, 45-60 minutes.
• 5 stir in the butter, cheese, parsley, and chives.
• 6 taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.