Shrimp and Grits

Name: Shrimp and Grits
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon slices; 0 teaspoons black pepper; 2 Tbsps butter; 397 grams chicken broth; 118 milliliters low-sodium, fat-free chicken broth; 59 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 118 milliliters chopped green onions; 237 milliliters regular grits; 177 milliliters half-and-half; 0 teaspoons hot sauce; 1 teaspoons hot sauce; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 4 servings Lemon wedges; 237 milliliters sliced mushrooms; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters shredded Cheddar cheese; 454 grams shrimp, peeled and deveined; 473 milliliters water; 0 teaspoons white pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Shrimp and Grits a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 596 calories, 40g of protein, and 29g of fat. It is a rather expensive recipe for fans of Southern food. If you have pepper, parmesan cheese, mushrooms, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually whisk in grits. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until thickened.

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Grits

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Add Cheddar cheese and next 4 ingredients. Keep warm.

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Cheddar Cheese

Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon, and set aside.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Sprinkle shrimp with pepper and salt; dredge in flour.

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Pepper

Shrimp

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Saut mushrooms in hot drippings in skillet 5 minutes or until tender.

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Mushrooms

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Add green onions, and saut 2 minutes.

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Green Onions

Add shrimp and garlic, and saut 2 minutes or until shrimp are lightly brown. Stir in chicken broth, lemon juice, and hot sauce, and cook 2 more minutes, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet.

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Chicken Broth

Lemon Juice

Hot Sauce

Garlic

Shrimp

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Serve shrimp mixture over hot cheese grits. Top with crumbled bacon; serve with lemon wedges.

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Real Bacon Pieces

Lemon Wedge

Cheese

Shrimp

Grits

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Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp on the menu? Try pairing 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. One wine you could try is Thrive Pinot Grigio. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 15 dollars.