Recipe - Grits Souffle With Caramelized Onions And Roasted Red Pepper

4 cup Milk
1 cup Quickcook grits
One half cup Butter
One half teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
3 cup Grated smoked Gouda or
cheddar
3 Eggs; well beaten
4 tablespoon Olive oil
5 lg Onions; peeled & thinly
cut or sliced up
2 tablespoon Sugar
3 Whole red peppers

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bring milk to boil in large saucepan; stir in
grits. Reduce heat, and continue to stir until milk thickens, about 34
minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, salt, cayenne pepper and cheese.
Beat in eggs with whisk. Pour into buttered casserole or souffle dish.
Bake, uncovered, an hour or until puffed and golden brown. Pour olive oil
into large skillet, and saute onions until golden brown. Sprinkle with
sugar, and continue to saute until onions are wellbrowned and crisp. Place
on paper towel to remove excess oil. Set aside until ready to serve. Heat
oven to 500 degrees. Place red peppers on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 25
min. Place in heavy duty zipper or paper bag. Close, and let steam10 min.
Remove from bag and peel all skins from peppers. Remove stems, seeds and
ribs from peppers. Slice into thin slices. To serve, arrange caramelized
onions and roasted red peppers over hot grits. Serve immediately. Serves 6.

SOURCE: Dining by Fireflies

Posted to EATL Digest by Shawn Zehnder Lea slea@HIGHTOWERSERVICES.COM
on Dec 22, 1997