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- Hey, everybody, it's Bobby here,
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and I've got a great recipe for you today
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that I think you're really gonna like.
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A little something different for us
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but super Southern too at the same time.
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We're gonna do creamy lemon grits
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with asparagus and fried eggs.
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Not exactly what you'd expect here,
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but it's gonna be really good.
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So first step is to get our grits cooking
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'cause they take some time so let's go ahead and do that.
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I'm going to add to the saucepan chicken broth,
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And we'll bring that to a boil
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and then we'll cover it.
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And this is gonna cook for about 35 minutes.
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And I'll tell you, before we get too far into the recipe,
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my mom does not like stone-ground grits,
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which is what this recipe calls for.
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I like 'em. Mama doesn't.
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So I'm using regular Quaker Quick Grits for this recipe.
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All right, so we'll just get this boiling
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and put our grits in and let 'em cook
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so we'll take a break and come right back.
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We're beginning to percolate here, so in go my grits.
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And I want you to know,
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if you make the same choice that I did
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to go with a quick-cooking grit
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you're gonna have to make some adjustments with the liquid,
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just so you know, so check your recipe
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if you make that change.
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So we're gonna cover this and let it simmer
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for about 30 or 35 minutes and we'll come back.
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Our grits look really great.
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They've been cooking for about 30 minutes
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and they're nice and creamy and pretty thick.
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Now the next step is gonna be
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to add in some Parmesan cheese, cream cheese,
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a little bit more heavy cream
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'cause you always need a little more heavy cream,
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I'm just gonna go ahead and put a chop
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on the tarragon really quick before we mix it in.
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Tarragon is, I don't know about you,
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but it's one of my favorite flavors.
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It's really good in chicken salad.
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That's one place I can think of it.
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Oh, it's just a really, really good herb.
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I like it. Smelling nice.
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Take the time to finely chop on it.
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It looks good. Really good.
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So in goes our Parmesan cheese.
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It's a cup and a half of Parmesan cheese.
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This is gonna be some really thick and creamy grits.
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And then some softened cream cheese.
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These are gonna be some tasty grits.
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Yeah, check that out.
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Man, those things look,
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with Parmesan cheese, ooh-whee.
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They're just right. And now...
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And here's our tarragon.
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Mix, mix, mix, and then we'll come back.
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The next step will be, we'll go to our skillet here
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and we're gonna cook up the asparagus
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so take a quick break.
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One more and we'll come right back.
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We're ready to prepare our asparagus.
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Gonna start with a couple of tablespoons of butter
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here in our skillet, which is...
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I'm just gonna go ahead and add my asparagus
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and we'll cook it for three or four minutes
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and I'll just turn it gently.
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It's trimmed and clean. Asparagus is gorgeous.
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We were talking about it here amongst ourself.
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I like my asparagus with a little snap to it,
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to cook it sort of al dente.
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I like it nice and hot,
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but I don't like to overcook it where it becomes rough.
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Just put some color on it.
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That butter is gonna give it some nice flavor.
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At my house, when I'm cooking asparagus by itself,
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I like to squeeze a little lemon over the top of it
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and some chunky salt.
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Man, I'll eat this just like that.
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That asparagus is beautiful, so.
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Now, in the very same pan, turn it back on here.
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In the very same pan, I'm gonna cook our eggs.
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There's butter already in there.
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I'm gonna add a little more because yeah,
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well, I'm gonna add more because dairy needs fat, obviously.
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And also, eggs benefit from being cooked
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in an already warmed pan.
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So when you're making eggs at your house, put your skillet
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on the stove top with nothing in it, just bare,
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and let it warm up for a few minutes on simmer.
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I always do that and the eggs cook beautifully
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and they cook quickly and they don't stick to the pain.
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Just gonna crack my eggs
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and try not to break the yolks here into this bowl.
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Wow, that's some fragile shells.
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Yeah, try to keep the yolks intact
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and we'll slide 'em right into the pan just like this.
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And we're gonna cook them up, not scrambled, just fried.
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I'll come back and clean that up in a few minutes.
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Make sure the heat's just right.
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Yeah, I want a nice simmer here.
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I'm just gonna my eggs into the pan
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Let 'em be and cook for a minute.
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And then, after a couple minutes on the heat here,
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we'll put our lid on until the whites set
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so maybe we should take a break
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and we'll come back in a couple of minutes
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when they are (blows kiss) perfecto.
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I covered our eggs for the last couple of minutes
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Yeah, and they look nice.
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Those look wonderful.
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That one right there.
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Little bit soft on the inside still, but that is okay.
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And slide our eggs out onto this plate.
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Oh boy, do those look beautiful.
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- Yeah. - Obviously, I topped 'em
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with a little bit of salt and pepper.
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Now into our skillet,
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a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice.
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I mentioned the lemon juice.
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Citrus goes so far in so many different recipes.
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It just adds so much.
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It's got the, you know,
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it's just got that thing, that oomph factor.
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So I'm gonna let that lemon juice get hot.
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We will use two eggs on each bowl of grits here.
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This is a hearty, hearty serving.
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Two beautiful eggs over those grits.
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Wow, look at that. That's beautiful.
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I would be happy to be served that in a restaurant.
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A little bit of asparagus.
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Yeah, it looks great.
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And right over the top,
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a little bit of lemon juice and butter.
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On the asparagus that had not had any salt yet.
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And voila. Gosh, does that look nice.
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Creamy grits with eggs and asparagus.
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What a great looking, hearty dish.
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That's a really nice looking, hearty dish
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that is really easy to make at home and it looks fantastic
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so make this for your family and friends.
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Hey, y'all, it's Paula Deen.
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