Michelle's Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits

Name: Michelle's Lowcountry Shrimp and Grits
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 slices thick hickory-smoked bacon slices, diced; 118 milliliters chicken broth; 473 milliliters uncooked white coarse-ground grits; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 green onion, chopped; 1 teaspoon GRI; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 0 teaspoons ground white pepper; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 59 milliliters Madeira; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; 1 poblano pepper, diced; 454 grams unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp (2 8/31 count); 6 servings SHRIMP SAUCE; 59 milliliters unsalted butter; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 medium size Vidalia onion, diced

Michelle's Lowcoun

Instructions

Prepare Grits: Bring 7 cups water to a boil in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Slowly whisk in grits; reduce heat to medium, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 hour or until tender. Fold in cheese and 1/4 cup butter.

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Butter

Cheese

Grits

Water

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Prepare Shrimp Sauce: Peel shrimp; devein, if desired.

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Shrimp

Sauce

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 4 to 5 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

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Melt 6 Tbsp. butter in hot drippings in skillet. Reduce heat.

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Butter

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Add onion, poblano pepper, and garlic; saut 2 minutes or until onion is translucent.

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Poblano Pepper

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Onion

Add shrimp; cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Shrimp

Add salt and next 2 ingredients; toss to coat.

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Salt

Sprinkle flour over shrimp mixture; toss.

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Shrimp

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Add broth and next 2 ingredients. Cook just until shrimp turn pink, stirring to loosen particles from skillet. Stir in bacon and parsley.

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Parsley

Shrimp

Bacon

Broth

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Serve over grits with green onion.

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Green Onions

Grits

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Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. The Zind-Humbrecht Clos Windsbuhl Vendange Tardive Pinot Gris with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 99 dollars per bottle.