Grillades and Garlic Cheese Grits

Grillades and grits is a Louisiana brunch tradition. If you have not tried them, you are in for a treat. The Garlic Cheese Grits are fabulous with grillades, but can also be served as a side dish for any meat, poultry or seafood for breakfast or dinner.

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Grillades

• 3/4 pound lean, boneless flank steak
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour, browned
• Vegetable cooking spray
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (14.6 ounce) can low-sodium beef broth
• 1 (14.6 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups Garlic Cheese Grits

Garlic Cheese Grits

• 1 cup yellow grits
• 3 3/4 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup sharp Cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions

Grillades

1. Combine the pepper, salt, flour, poultry seasoning and garlic powder. Cut the steak into cubes and pound to 1/2-inch in thickness to tenderize. Rub seasonings into steak.
2. Heat a large roasting pan or Dutch oven; spray with vegetable cooking spray. Brown the meat on all sides.
3. Remove meat from pan and hold.
4. Add the onions and bell pepper to the pan and sauté for 2 minutes.
5. Return the meat to the pan. Then, while stirring, add the beef broth, crushed tomatoes, and bay leaf. Cook for 40 minutes, or until sauce has thickened to a rich consistency and meat is tender.
6. Serve over Garlic Cheese Grits or plain grits.

Garlic Cheese Grits

1. Combine the grits, garlic, water and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to prevent clumps. Cook for 10 minutes.
2. Fold in the pepper and cheese. Place in a baking pan uncovered and bake at 325 degrees F for 25 minutes.
3. Allow to sit for 15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Per serving of Grillades: 333 calories, 7g total fat, 18 percent calories from fat, 29mg cholesterol and 560mg sodium

Per serving of Garlic Cheese Grits: 158 calories, 5g total fat, 29 percent calories from fat, 15mg cholesterol and 182mg sodium

Attribution

Photo credit: kittee CC BY
Recipe credit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana