Shrimp and Grits

Name: Shrimp and Grits
Prep time: 52 min
Cook time: 52 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 strips bacon; 237 milliliters yellow whole-grain cornmeal; 2 red and/or orange bell peppers, seeded and sliced; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan; 1 teaspoon hot cayenne pepper sauce; 12 servings Salt and pepper; 4 scallions, thinly sliced; 454 grams shrimp, peeled and deveined; 237 milliliters whole milk

The recipe Shrimp and Grits could satisfy your Southern craving in around 52 minutes. One portion of this dish contains approximately 11g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 132 calories. This gluten free recipe serves 12. If you have bacon, whole-grain cornmeal, and/or orange bell peppers, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Make grits: In a large pan, bring milk, 3 cups water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil.

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Grits

Water

Milk

Salt

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Frying Pan

Add cornmeal in a steady stream, whisking, until no lumps are visible. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring and scraping pan every 10 minutes, until tender, 35 minutes. Uncover; cook 5 minutes longer, stirring.

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Cornmeal

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Whisk

Frying Pan

While grits cook, fry bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, turning, until crisp, 5 to 6 minutes.

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Bacon

Grits

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Frying Pan

Drain on paper towels.

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Let cool; crumble.

Add bell peppers, white parts of scallions, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to skillet with bacon fat. Saut until bell peppers are crisp-tender, 7 minutes. Stir in shrimp, pepper sauce and 1/2 cup water. Saut until shrimp turn almost opaque, 3 minutes.

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Bell Pepper

Hot Sauce

Bacon Drippings

Green Onions

Pepper

Shrimp

Water

Salt

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Remove from heat.

Remove grits from heat; stir in cheese. Divide among 4 bowls; top with shrimp mixture.

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Cheese

Shrimp

Grits

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Bowl

Garnish with bacon and scallion greens.

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Green Onions

Bacon

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Servings:

2strips

bacon 237milliliters

yellow whole-grain cornmeal 2

red and/or orange bell peppers, seeded and sliced 59milliliters

grated Parmesan 1teaspoon

hot cayenne pepper sauce 12servings

Salt and pepper 4

scallions, thinly sliced 454grams

shrimp, peeled and deveined 237milliliters

whole milk

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp works really well 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 Chehalem 3 Vineyard Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 26 dollars per bottle.