Blame it on the desire of people who want to overcomplicate simple, local food, in the hopes that premium ingredients mean a premium product — looking at you, Gourmet Biscuit Restaurants. But some things are simple comfort foods for a reason. In this case, we speak of the humble bowl of grits.
The South’s answer to cream of wheat and oatmeal, it is a staple good of the region. And, like those warm porridges, it is meant to be uncomplicated fare: a regional grain, some butter, some salt, some pepper.
You know what that recipe notably lacks.