Spicy Shrimp and Grits

Name: Spicy Shrimp and Grits
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 slices applewood-smoked bacon; 0 teaspoons black pepper, divided; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or chopped chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce; 473 milliliters grape tomatoes, halved; 59 milliliters green onion strips; 710 milliliters 1% low-fat milk; 237 milliliters thinly vertically sliced white onion; 57 grams 1/2 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese; 237 milliliters uncooked quick-cooking grits; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 454 grams peeled, deveined large shrimp; 237 milliliters water; 0 teaspoons ground or crushed red pepper

Need a gluten free main course? Spicy Shrimp and Grits could be an outstanding recipe to try. One serving contains 546 calories, 41g of protein, and 21g of fat. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have milk, green onion strips, shrimp, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the canned chipotle chile you could follow this main course with the Healthy Raw Chocolate Pudding as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes.

Instructions

Combine milk, water, butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer; gradually add grits, stirring constantly with a whisk. Reduce heat to medium; cook 4 minutes or until thick, stirring occasionally.

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Whisk

Remove from heat; stir in cheese.

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Cheese

While grits cook, cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp.

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Bacon

Grits

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Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings; crumble bacon.

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Bacon

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Add shrimp to drippings in pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until done.

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Shrimp

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Remove shrimp from pan.

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Shrimp

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Add white onion to pan; saut 1 minute. Stir in bacon, tomatoes, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon black pepper; saut 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Black Pepper

White Onion

Tomato

Bacon

Salt

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Add shrimp, pepper sauce, and red pepper; cook 1 minute or until shrimp are heated.

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Hot Sauce

Red Pepper

Shrimp

Serve over grits; sprinkle with green onions.

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Green Onions

Grits

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Servings:

4slices

applewood-smoked bacon 0teaspoons

black pepper, divided 1Tbsp

butter 1teaspoon

hot pepper sauce or chopped chipotle chile, canned in adobo sauce 473milliliters

grape tomatoes, halved 59milliliters

green onion strips 710milliliters

1% low-fat milk 237milliliters

thinly vertically sliced white onion 57grams

1/2 cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese 237milliliters

uncooked quick-cooking grits 1teaspoons

salt, divided 454grams

peeled, deveined large shrimp 237milliliters

water 0teaspoons

ground or crushed red pepper

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. You could try Alsace Willm Pinot Gris Reserve. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 16 dollars per bottle.