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I once asked Guy Fieri's assistant how he takes his eggs, and she responded, "Oh, Guy doesn't eat egg [3]!" This seems baffling to me as it seems most of the dishes on a diner menu are egg-based, so how does he curtail that on his show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives [4]? I'm going to have to watch more closely . . .
In the meantime, I asked Guy what his go-to breakfast is if it's not eggs, and he replied, "It's gotta be ham and stone-ground grits with red-eye gravy [5]. I'll be making it at the ranch for sure." Coming from the South, I love nothing more than grits with bacon crumbled on the top, but I had never heard of red-eye gravy. Turns out, it's a coffee-based gravy, made from the browned bits of the cooked ham, strongly brewed coffee, water, butter, and pepper. Grits are a blank canvas in terms of flavor, so I imagine the sweet-salty-roasted gravy makes every bite worth taking.
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Since Guy is a grilling master, I wondered how he might utilize a grill for breakfast. He answered, "Grills are definitely underutilized for breakfast. The depth of flavor that you get from charring vegetables and meats is a great foundation for all different types of morning dishes. For example, sausages and steak take on a whole new level when thrown on the grill versus in the frying pan." In case you are wondering, yes, Guy has a recipe for grilled ham [9] too. Are you ready to Fieri-fy your breakfast routine?