Country Ham & Grits Taco
Salty country ham, cheesy grits, chives inside a soft flour tortilla.
- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 15m
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Medium
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Ingredients
- Flour tortilla8
- Salt-cured country ham1 lb
- Stone-ground cheese grits1 ½ cups
- Black coffee1 cup
- Brown sugar1 cup
Nutrition
Per serving · estimated
- Calories
- 550
- Fat
- 21g
- Carbs
- 55g
- Protein
- 34g
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Instructions
- 1
Sear hard
Sear the country ham slices in a dry skillet until the edges curl and the fat turns translucent.
- 2
Deglaze the
Deglaze the pan with black coffee and a pinch of brown sugar to create a highly aggressive, bitter-sweet red-eye gravy.
- 3
Layer & build
Layer thick cheese grits onto the tortilla, add the ham, and drizzle sparingly with the gravy.
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