Food & Cooking Recipes Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Sara's Grits Souffle 5.0 (2) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 28, 2016 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Servings: 10 Sara Foster, owner of the Foster's Market stores of North Carolina, considers this savory grits souffle one of her specialties. Ingredients 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 3 cups water 3 teaspoons coarse salt 2 cups yellow grits (not quick-cooking) 3 cups milk 1 tablespoon sugar 2 cups grated (8 ounces) Monterey Jack cheese 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and diced 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced Kernels from 2 ears fresh corn (1 cup fresh or frozen corn) 4 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, or 1 teaspoon dried thyme ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 4-quart souffle dish with 2 tablespoons butter; set aside. In a medium saucepan, bring 3 cups water to a boil; add 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to medium, and gradually add grits in a slow, steady stream while whisking constantly. Cook, stirring, until grits have thickened, about 10 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups milk, and cook, stirring, until milk is absorbed, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat, and stir in the remaining 1 1/2 cups milk, 6 tablespoons butter, and the sugar until well combined. Add cheese, red pepper, jalapeno, corn, eggs, thyme, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper, and mix well. Pour the mixture into the prepared souffle dish, and bake until the souffle has risen and is firm around the edges but the center is still slightly soft, 45 to 55 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Serve warm. Rate it Print