A Southern Breakfast
Breakfast doesn’t get any more down-home than this: fluffy scrambled eggs; salty ham with coffee-infused red-eye gravy; creamy, cheesy grits and tender, flaky buttermilk biscuits. Coordinating all of the components will bring out your inner short-order cook. Read the entire recipe before you begin, so all the steps go smoothly.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 6 Tbs. chilled unsalted butter, plus more for serving
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 3/4 cup old-fashioned white hominy grits, preferably stone-ground
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 5 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 smoked ham steak, about 1 1⁄4 lb.
- 3/4 cup brewed coffee
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 8 large eggs
- 1/3 cup heavy cream or whole milk
- 1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese