Name: Cornmeal Pudding with Cheese
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 (side dish) servings
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup old-fashioned grits (white hominy); 3/4 lb mozzarella, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

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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