Grits with Fresh Corn

Name: Grits with Fresh Corn
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 3 , ears corn, husks and silk removed; 2¼ cups, whole milk; 2 cups, water; 1 cup, old-fashioned grits; 2 , garlic cloves, minced, divided; 1¾ teaspoons, table salt, divided; ¼ teaspoon plus ⅛ teaspoon, ground black pepper, divided; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, divided; 2 , scallions, white parts sliced thin, green parts sliced thin on bias

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2022

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When you’re putting on the grits, it pays to double down on corn flavor.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1 hour

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Corn on corn is a grits recipe for success. Grits are mild on their own since they are made from dried corn. To bump up their flavor and add texture, we used fresh corn kernels. Those cobs came in handy; rather than throwing them away, we e...

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