It’s time to start making homemade grits!
Remember this?
And this?
And finally, this?
When you grow enough of your own grain corn, you can make your own grits!
Our piles of ears finally dried out well enough to grind, so on a nice, fine weekend, we decided it was time for home-made grits!
How To Make Homemade Grits
Unlike regular processed grits, we don’t bother with nixtamalization or de-germing or any of that stuff.
All you need is a Corona grain mill or something of that sort so you can grind the dried grain corn coarsely.
Then add water and cook it your homemade grits until they’re soft.
Then Rachel adds salt and butter to hers, and I add salt, butter and sharp cheddar cheese to mine.
Organic, heirloom, fresh-ground, delicious.
This is why you grow your own. There’s nothing like it.
10 responses to “Making homemade grits”
What do you use to grind them?
I have a "Country Living" grain mill, which is supposed to be awesome… but doesn't compare to the old Corona grain mill I used to use before it broke. The Country Living Grain mill is darned slow.
A lot of good comes from nixtamalization. If you ever grow extra flint corn, give it a try.
Thank you. It's on my list of things to try. If I was relying on corn as a staple, I'd definitely do it.
I could go for some of that right now. This season, however, we got a few ears and the rats came out of their holes and got the rest. Where are the chickens when you need them?
I could go for some of that right now. This season, however, we got a few ears and the rats came out of their holes and got the rest. Where are the chickens when you need them?
RATS? I thought you lived in paradise!
Fantastic! I have never heard of homade grits.
They're totally and utterly worth growing. Hickory King corn makes the most amazing grits you'll ever eat.
Would a grain mill like this work on smaller grains such as millet? I love millet grits and would love to grind my own.