Cornmeal Pudding with Cheese

Cornmeal Pudding with Cheese
Cornmeal Pudding with Cheese
Elarji (Adapted from The Georgian Feast) This very cheesy cornmeal pudding, made here with grits, is a perfect accompaniment to Georgian Pork Stew. The surprise is that ordinary supermarket mozzarella works better than fresh as a substitute for the Georgian sulguni cheese for which this recipe was designed.
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  • Served Person: Makes 4 to 6 (side dish) servings
Eastern European/Russian Cheese Dairy Side Mozzarella Hominy/Cornmeal/Masa Simmer Gourmet Sugar Conscious Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
  • 3 cups water
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • Carbohydrate 17 g(6%)
  • Cholesterol 45 mg(15%)
  • Fat 13 g(20%)
  • Fiber 1 g(4%)
  • Protein 14 g(28%)
  • Saturated Fat 8 g(38%)
  • Sodium 453 mg(19%)
  • Calories 242

Preparation Bring water and salt to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan. Add grits gradually, stirring, and return to boil. Simmer over low heat, stirring, until thick and porridgelike and grains are tender, about 18 minutes. Increase heat to moderate and add mozzarella a little at a time, stirring, until melted into grits. (Mixture will be stringy but pliable.) Serve piping hot.

Preparation Bring water and salt to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan. Add grits gradually, stirring, and return to boil. Simmer over low heat, stirring, until thick and porridgelike and grains are tender, about 18 minutes. Increase heat to moderate and add mozzarella a little at a time, stirring, until melted into grits. (Mixture will be stringy but pliable.) Serve piping hot.