Not being as proficient at cooking as you'd expect me to be to blog about it, I don't usually take requests. But it just goes against the grain of southern hospitality to ignore the plea from a GRITS who don't like grits, for a grits recipe. This is a worse pickle to be in than GRITS who don't like pies. Not to worry, I have a solution. Go west, young lady, go west. Wait...east is east and west is west, and the wrong one I have chose. [Anyone born after, idk, 1960 reading this? probably not. If so, here's the song reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v3d_lJ6UKk]
I mean, go east. Isn't rice from the east? Probably no more than fries are French, pizza is Italian, or shepherds are Australian, and I--no longer wishing to be the messenger of dashed hopes--am not going to Google rice to find out. However, and assuming grits are from the south, you happen upon the fact they're not, don't mention it here, some things are meant to remain sacred...
...as in the recipe below, it's pure comfort food. Warning: My daughter and I can polish off one of these in one sitting, so double the recipe if we're coming.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Brown Rice Pudding
Stuff you need to get out of the fridge and cupboards after you get up off the couch and walk into the kitchen:
- 3 cups cooked organic short grain brown rice
- 2 and 1/4 cups milk
- 5 eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup honey or 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 TBL grated orange peel (the peel of one organic orange)
- 2/3 cup raisins
Bling
- 2 medium apples, cored and finely chopped (add this in with the raisins)
- substitute half and half for milk for creamier pudding
- top with freshly whipped cream
Assemble
Butter a deep casserole dish. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs together. Add cooked brown rice, grated orange peel, raisins. Mix. Add vanilla, spices and honey, and milk and continue mixing until all are well blended.
Bake
Pour mixture into the buttered casserole dish; place into 325 degree preheated oven for one hour; stir every 20 minutes (two times total) until done.
Mmmmm...Now that's good eatin'!
I mean, go east. Isn't rice from the east? Probably no more than fries are French, pizza is Italian, or shepherds are Australian, and I--no longer wishing to be the messenger of dashed hopes--am not going to Google rice to find out. However, and assuming grits are from the south, you happen upon the fact they're not, don't mention it here, some things are meant to remain sacred...
...as in the recipe below, it's pure comfort food. Warning: My daughter and I can polish off one of these in one sitting, so double the recipe if we're coming.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Brown Rice Pudding
Stuff you need to get out of the fridge and cupboards after you get up off the couch and walk into the kitchen:
- 3 cups cooked organic short grain brown rice
- 2 and 1/4 cups milk
- 5 eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup honey or 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 TBL grated orange peel (the peel of one organic orange)
- 2/3 cup raisins
Bling
- 2 medium apples, cored and finely chopped (add this in with the raisins)
- substitute half and half for milk for creamier pudding
- top with freshly whipped cream
Assemble
Butter a deep casserole dish. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs together. Add cooked brown rice, grated orange peel, raisins. Mix. Add vanilla, spices and honey, and milk and continue mixing until all are well blended.
Bake
Pour mixture into the buttered casserole dish; place into 325 degree preheated oven for one hour; stir every 20 minutes (two times total) until done.
Mmmmm...Now that's good eatin'!
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