Recipe: Yummy Sweet Potato Grits

Sweet Potato Grits.

You can cook Sweet Potato Grits using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Sweet Potato Grits

1. Prepare 2 cup of water.
2. You need 2 cup of milk.
3. You need 2 medium of sweet potatos, peeled & grated.
4. Prepare 1 cup of stone-ground grits.
5. It's 1 of coarse salt and freshly ground white pepper- to taste.
6. It's 1/4 tsp of ground ginger.
7. Prepare 1 pinch of ground cinnamon - to taste.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of unsalted butter.

Sweet Potato Grits instructions

1. In a large, heavy saucepan, combine the water & milk and bring to a gentle boil over medium-high heat..
2. Slowly add the grits, whisking constanly..
3. Add sweet potato, season with salt & pepper..
4. Decrease heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until the grits are creamy & thick - 45 to 60 minutes..
5. Taste the grits and sweet potato to make sure both are cooked and tender. Add the ginger, cimnamon and butter (I added an extra tablespoon of butter). Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve immediately..
6. SOURCE: Virginia Willis - Basic to Brilliant - Southern Cooking.