Not tonight but this morning. I've been exploring various bean pastes from the international grocery store - and Wegman's Tom Tom sauce which is a spicy miso paste (I don't know how Wegman's does it sometimes. They work hard to capture food or flavors, I just wish I lived near one where the majority of shoppers bought similar foods to keep them on the shelf).
I made grits this morning with butter and a splash of half&half. Added a teaspoon of the spicy bean paste, crushed red pepper and spicy creole seasoning with fresh bacon crumbles in the bowl.
OMG!. I think I can categorize this as an umami meal to start my day.
I love grits and all kinds of rice (you cannot take SC out of the girl). I image this is similar to a rice porridge with bean paste added in flavor quotient.
Going to try this with an XO sauce once I find a good one.
I've eaten grits for dinner and look forward to this as an evening meal maybe in the fall.