Pancetta Wrapped Bayou La Batre Shrimp with Rikards Mill Yellow Corn Grits and Grilled Heirloom Tomatoes

Name: Pancetta Wrapped Bayou La Batre Shrimp with Rikards Mill Yellow Corn Grits and Grilled Heirloom Tomatoes
Prep time: 1 h 50 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp whole butter; 2 corn cobs, kernels removed; 946 milliliters yellow corn stone-ground grits; 28 grams dry sherry; 6 servings Fennel Fronds, for garnish; 6 servings Shaved fennel, soaked in ice water; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 3 inches thick slices heirloom tomatoes; 3 jalapeno peppers, split; 1 Tbsp lemon pepper; 1 Tbsp mascarpone cheese; 6 okra, rolled in rice flour; 227 grams pancetta; 6 servings Micro parsley, for garnish; 6 servings Salt and pepper; 3 peeled and sliced shallots; 6 servings All the shrimp shells from peeling shrimp; 24 (U-8) head on wild shrimp; 1 liters shrimp stock; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 1 pint water; 946 milliliters whole milk; 113 grams Worcestershire sauce

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pancetta Wrapped Bayou La Batre Shrimp with Rikards Mill Yellow Corn Grits and Grilled Heirloom Tomatoes a try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 815 calories, 31g of protein, and 29g of fat. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. A mixture of micro parsley, all the shrimp shells from peeling shrimp, corn stone-ground grits, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare the shrimp, shell and devein, leaving the head on and reserving shells for the Shrimp Reduction. Slice the pancetta or have your grocer slice it for you the same thickness as slab bacon. Wrap the flesh part of each shrimp with the pancetta. To cook the shrimp, season the shrimp with lemon pepper and saute over medium heat until the pancetta is golden brown and crisp. Deglaze the pan with Worcestershire and reduce to coat the shrimp. Reserve for plating.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Lemon Pepper

Slab Bacon

Reduction

Pancetta

Pasta Shells

Shrimp

Wrap

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Frying Pan

To cook the grits: Bring the milk, water and jalapenos to a simmer over medium heat.

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Jalapeno Pepper

Grits

Water

Milk

Add the grits and butter; simmer until tender adding additional water if needed, stirring occasionally. When grits are tender, finish with mascarpone cheese and season with salt and pepper. Reserve warm for plating.

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Mascarpone

Salt And Pepper

Butter

Grits

Water

In a small saucepan sweat the shallot, corn cobs and shrimp shells in whole butter until orange.

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Shallot

Butter

Orange

Pasta Shells

Shrimp

Corn

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Sauce Pan

Add tomato paste and caramelize. Deglaze with white wine and reduce.

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Tomato Paste

White Wine

Add shrimp stock and simmer for 1/2 hour. Strain, reduce by 1/2 and finish with whole buerre manie - buerre manie is made by combining the whole butter with the flour. Reserve for plating.;

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Shrimp Stock

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Fry okra in 350 degrees F oil until golden. Grill heirloom tomatoes.

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Heirloom Tomato

Okra

Cooking Oil

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Grill

Place tomatoes and okra in the middle of the plate, spoon grits on top of the okra and tomatoes, arrange shrimp around the plate.

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Tomato

Shrimp

Grits

Okra

Sprinkle shaved fennel, fronds and parsley on top of dish.

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Parsley

Fennel

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Frying Pan

Sauce Pan

Grill

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. One wine you could try is Alsace Willm Pinot Gris Reserve. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.