A Southern Breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of your day. Once you have eaten in the morning, the fast is broken from your last meal. This meal also gives you the energy needed to start your day right. Many southern people eat a delicious although somewhat heavy breakfast to fuel their bodies through out the day. With so many ideas, you too can make your family a tasty southern breakfast.
Biscuits & Gravy
Biscuits with gravy, eaten by themselves or with a number of side dishes, are a staple in southern breakfasts. Fry some sausage patties and then use the grease to make the gravy. Bake the biscuits in the oven until the tops are golden brown. You can use either canned or homemade biscuits. To make the gravy more interesting, tear up pieces of sausage into it. Put some biscuits and sausage on your plate and cover with gravy. Pour a glass of orange juice and enjoy your breakfast.
Pancakes
One way to enjoy a southern breakfast is to fix pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs. Fry enough bacon in a heavy skillet for everyone to have three or four pieces. Mix an egg with 1 cup of flour and enough milk to make a thin batter. Pour a spoonful of batter onto a hot griddle or skillet and cook until the top forms bubbles. Flip and cook for one or two minutes more. Stack the pancakes on a plate and butter each one. Make a pan full of scrambled and put on the side of the plate, along with some strips of bacon. Pour maple syrup over the stack of pancakes and pour a cup of coffee, milk or orange juice.
Grits
Grits are a common food eaten for breakfast in the south in the southern states. Grits is meal made by grinding corn. Put two cups of water in a saucepan. Add 1 cup of grits and ¼ tsp. of butter. Heat on medium high until light boiling occurs. Turn the burner to low heat and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring often. Pour the thickened grits into a bowl and add the amount of butter you want. While the grits are cooking, fry some eggs and jowl bacon to eat with your bowl of grits. Cover your grits with a spoonful of gravy to make an especially tasty meal. Top it all off with a cup of hot coffee.
Scrambled Eggs
Another idea for breakfast is to make scrambled eggs. A multitude of other foods go well with scrambled eggs, such as, but not limited to, toast, fried ham and slices of fresh tomatoes. Fry your slices of ham in a heavy skillet until done. Crack open the eggs into a bowl. Add your favorite chopped vegetables and cheese to the eggs or leave them plain. Melt the butter and pour the eggs into the hot pan. Scramble the eggs and put on your plate when finished cooking. Butter your toast and sit it on the plate of eggs along with the fried ham. Cut up a tomato into slices and put on your plate. Finish the meal with a cup of coffee or glass of juice.
Fried Chicken
An idea for a southern breakfast is to make fried chicken and waffles. Dredge chicken legs and thighs through flour and cook in a skillet with hot oil on medium heat. Cook the chicken until both sides are golden brown and the juices run clear. Cook frozen waffles in the toaster and place on your plate next to the fried chicken. Butter the waffles and pour maple syrup over them. Drink a cup of coffee or glass of milk with your breakfast.
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