{"id":18385,"date":"2016-09-12T16:28:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T23:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=18385"},"modified":"2016-07-22T16:29:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T23:29:49","slug":"bacon-grits-fritters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=18385","title":{"rendered":"Bacon-Grits Fritters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits<br \/>\n4 cups milk<br \/>\n1 tsp. salt <a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bacon-grits-fritters-sl-1000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-18386\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bacon-grits-fritters-sl-1000.jpg\" alt=\"bacon-grits-fritters-sl-1000\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bacon-grits-fritters-sl-1000.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/bacon-grits-fritters-sl-1000-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n1 1\/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded extra-sharp white Cheddar cheese<br \/>\n1\/2 cup cooked and finely crumbled bacon (about 8 slices)<br \/>\n2 green onions, minced<br \/>\n1\/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper<br \/>\n2 large eggs<br \/>\n3 cups Japanese breadcrumbs (panko)<br \/>\nVegetable oil<\/p>\n<p>Prepare grits according to package directions, using 4 cups milk and 1 tsp. salt. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and next 3 ingredients, stirring until cheese is melted. Spoon mixture into a lightly-greased 8-inch square baking dish or pan, and chill 4 to 24 hours. Roll grits into 1 1\/2-inch balls. Whisk together eggs and 1\/4 cup water. Dip balls in egg wash, and roll in breadcrumbs. Pour oil to depth of 3 inches in a large, heavy skillet; heat over medium-high heat to 350\u00c2\u00b0. Fry fritters, in batches, 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Keep fritters warm on a wire rack in a pan in a 225\u00c2\u00b0 oven up to 30 minutes. Serve warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 cup uncooked quick-cooking grits 4 cups milk 1 tsp. salt 1 1\/2 cups (6 oz.) shredded extra-sharp white Cheddar cheese 1\/2 cup cooked and finely crumbled bacon (about 8 slices) 2 green onions, minced 1\/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper 2 large eggs 3 cups Japanese breadcrumbs (panko) Vegetable oil Prepare grits according to package directions, using 4 cups milk and 1 tsp. salt. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in cheese and next 3 ingredients, stirring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=18385\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,5],"tags":[113],"class_list":["post-18385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers-snacks","category-starches","tag-bacon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18385"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18387,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18385\/revisions\/18387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}