Cajun Sausage Shrimp and Grits

Name: Cajun Sausage Shrimp and Grits
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 454 grams andouille or smoked sausage, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; 3 Tbsps butter; 2 ribs celery ribs, chopped; 8 servings Creamy Cheddar Cheese Grits; 397 grams chicken broth; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters chopped green bell pepper; 59 milliliters chopped green onions; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 79 milliliters heavy cream; 1 medium onion, chopped; 680 grams unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp (31/40 count); 1 teaspoons salt

The recipe Cajun Sausage Shrimp and Grits could satisfy your Creole craving in around 1 hour and 5 minutes. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 489 calories, 37g of protein, and 35g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of green onions, butter, bell pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert.

Instructions

Peel shrimp; devein, if desired.

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Shrimp

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; gradually whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, until flour is a light caramel color (about 6 minutes).

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Caramel Color

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Add onion, bell pepper, and celery, and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until tender.

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Bell Pepper

Celery

Onion

Add sausage, and cook 2 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, salt, and pepper, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet. Bring to a light boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.

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Chicken Broth

Sausage

Pepper

Salt

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Frying Pan

Stir in shrimp, cream, and green onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.

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Green Onions

Shrimp

Cream

Serve over Creamy Cheddar Cheese Grits.

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Cheddar Cheese

Grits

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

454grams

andouille or smoked sausage, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices 3Tbsps

butter 2ribs

celery ribs, chopped 8servings

Creamy Cheddar Cheese Grits 397grams

chicken broth 2Tbsps

all-purpose flour 118milliliters

chopped green bell pepper 59milliliters

chopped green onions 0teaspoons

ground red pepper 79milliliters

heavy cream 1medium

onion, chopped 680grams

unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp (31/40 count)1teaspoons

salt

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp can be paired with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. You could try Scarpetta Pinot Grigio. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 13 dollars per bottle.