Fried Grit Cakes With Sausage

Total Time: 8 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb spicy bulk sausage
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup stone-ground yellow corn grits
• vegetable oil, for frying

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet over medium heat, combine the sausage and orange zest, stirring to break up the sausage.
• 2 saute until browned; drain and set aside.
• 3 in a large saucepan over medium heat, bring the chicken broth to a boil.
• 4 slowly stir in the grits.
• 5 reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 min, stirring occasionally.
• 6 stir the cooked sausage into the grits.
• 7 spread the mixture in a 9x13-inch baking dish to cool.
• 8 refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 9 cut the chilled grits into squares and saute in the vegetable oil until crisp/brown on both sides and heat through.