Shrimp 'n' Grits Tarts

Name: Shrimp 'n' Grits Tarts
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter or margarine, divided; 828 milliliters chicken broth, divided; 158 milliliters diced smoked ham; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 237 milliliters uncooked coarse-ground or regular grits; 237 milliliters milk; 158 milliliters shredded Parmesan cheese; 36 servings Garnish: chopped parsley; 36 mediums peeled and cooked shrimp; 1 teaspoons white pepper; 1 teaspoons white wine Worcestershire sauce

The recipe Shrimp 'n' Grits Tarts could satisfy your Southern craving in about 45 minutes. One serving contains 52 calories, 3g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 36. A mixture of pepper, garnish: parsley, parmesan cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Bring 2 cups chicken broth, milk, 2 tablespoons butter, and white pepper to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Gradually whisk in grits; return to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until thickened.

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Chicken Broth

White Pepper

Butter

Grits

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Add Parmesan cheese, and whisk until melted and blended.

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Parmesan

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Whisk

Spoon 1 rounded tablespoonful of grits-and-cheese mixture into each lightly greased cup of 3 (12-cup) miniature muffin pans.

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Cheese

Grits

Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Make an indentation in centers of warm grits tarts, using the back of a spoon.

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Grits

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Oven

Let cool completely in pans.

Remove tarts from muffin pans, and place on a 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan.

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Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; add ham, and saut 1 to 2 minutes.

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Butter

Ham

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Sauce Pan

Sprinkle 3 tablespoons flour evenly over ham, and cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly brown. Gradually add remaining 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, stirring until smooth.

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Chicken Broth

All Purpose Flour

Ham

Reduce heat, and cook, stirring often, 5 to 10 minutes or until thickened. Stir in 3 tablespoons chopped parsley and white wine Worcestershire sauce, and spoon evenly into tarts. Top each with 1 shrimp.

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Worcestershire Sauce

White Wine

Parsley

Shrimp

Bake at 350 5 to 10 minutes or just until warm.

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Oven

Garnish, if desired.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Cumberland Gap Diced Ham.

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Diced Ham

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Servings:

59milliliters

butter or margarine, divided 828milliliters

chicken broth, divided 158milliliters

diced smoked ham 3Tbsps

all-purpose flour 3Tbsps

chopped fresh parsley 237milliliters

uncooked coarse-ground or regular grits 237milliliters

milk 158milliliters

shredded Parmesan cheese 36servings

Garnish: chopped parsley 36mediums

peeled and cooked shrimp 1teaspoons

white pepper 1teaspoons

white wine Worcestershire sauce

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.

Aromas of Bartlett pear, gardenia, white peach, white tea, jasmine, graham cracker, and straw. Flavors of Asian pear, white fig, white peach, white strawberry, and fennel flowers. The finish is dry, long and acid driven.Pairs well with roast chicken, Caesar salad, mussels, quince glazed pork chop, grilled squash, pan seared trout, and bibimbap.