Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits

Name: Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 454 grams andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices; 5 slices bacon; 59 milliliters butter; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste; 237 milliliters chicken broth; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 473 milliliters half-and-half; 1 lemon, juiced; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 1 red bell pepper, chopped; 8 servings salt to taste; 237 milliliters shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 907 grams uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined; 710 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped; 237 milliliters coarsely ground grits

Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 588 calories, 42g of protein, and 41g of fat. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of half-and-half, flour, bell pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of Southern food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Bring water, grits, and salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan with a lid. Stir in half-and-half and simmer until grits are thickened and tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.

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Grits

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Salt

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Sauce Pan

Sprinkle shrimp with salt and cayenne pepper; drizzle with lemon juice. Set aside in a bowl.

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Cayenne Pepper

Lemon Juice

Shrimp

Salt

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Bowl

Place andouille sausage slices in a large skillet over medium heat; fry sausage until browned, 5 to 8 minutes.

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Andouille Sausage

Sausage

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Remove skillet from heat.

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Frying Pan

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Retain bacon drippings in skillet.

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Bacon

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Transfer bacon slices to paper towels, let cool, and crumble.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Cook and stir green, red, and yellow bell peppers, onion, and garlic in the bacon drippings until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes.

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Yellow Pepper

Bacon Drippings

Garlic

Onion

Stir shrimp and cooked vegetables into the andouille sausage and mix to combine.

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Andouille Sausage

Vegetable

Shrimp

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour to make a smooth paste. Turn heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is medium brown in color, 8 to 10 minutes. Watch carefully, mixture burns easily.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Pour the butter-flour mixture into the skillet with andouille sausage, shrimp, and vegetables.

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Andouille Sausage

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Butter

Shrimp

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Place the skillet over medium heat and pour in chicken broth, bacon and Worcestershire sauce, cooking and stirring until the sauce thickens and the shrimp become opaque and bright pink, about 8 minutes.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Chicken Broth

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Bacon

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Just before serving, mix sharp Cheddar cheese into grits until melted and grits are creamy and light yellow.

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Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Grits

Serve shrimp mixture over cheese grits.

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Servings:

454grams

andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices 5slices

bacon 59milliliters

butter 1pinch

cayenne pepper, or to taste 237milliliters

chicken broth 59milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

minced garlic 1

green bell pepper, chopped 473milliliters

half-and-half 1

lemon, juiced 237milliliters

chopped onion 1

red bell pepper, chopped 8servings

salt to taste 237milliliters

shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 907grams

uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined 710milliliters

water 1Tbsp

Worcestershire sauce 1

yellow bell pepper, chopped 237milliliters

coarsely ground grits

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

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