How To: Cook country style breakfast trifle grits

Grits are very versatile and there are many ways to dress them up for breakfast. Make a country breakfast in a dish with grits, boiled eggs and sausage. Follow along with this cooking how-to video as the Neely's from the Food Network's shows you how to dress up some southern style grits with common breakfast items.

Ingredients:

* 2 cups water
* 1/2 cup quick cooking grits
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 3 tablespoon butter
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 4 eggs
* 2 breakfast sausage patties, chopped
* Cheddar, shredded for topping
* 1 small tomato, chopped
* Sour cream, if desired
* Chopped chives, optional for garnish

Grits:

Directions
Bring 2 cups of salted water to a boil. Slowly whisk in 1/2 cup quick grits, reduce heat and bring to a boil. Add the sugar and butter. Reduce the heat and simmer. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Hard Boiled Eggs:
Add 4 eggs to a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring up to a rapid boil then turn off heat and let the eggs sit for 15 minutes. Let cool and peel and chop.

Sausage Patty:
Place sausage patties on a preheated greased skillet over medium heat. Cook 3 to4 minutes per side until done. Chop coarsely.
Assemble Mini Breakfast Trifles:

Spoon grits into trifle bowls. Sprinkle in cheese. Add chopped hard boiled eggs. Spoon chopped sausage on top and add the tomatoes on top of the sausage. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and chopped chives.