Shrimp and Grits

Name: Shrimp and Grits
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups water; 2 cups milk; 1 cup grits (instant or stone ground); 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon paprika; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese; 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter; 6 slices bacon; 1 cup (120 grams) diced onion; 1 large clove garlic, minced; 2 pounds shrimp (rinsed, peeled, de-veined, and tails removed); 5 teaspoons lemon juice (or more, to taste); 3 Tablespoons chopped parsley, plus additional for sprinkling the final dish

Chris Gan @ChrissyAlpha

This is a particularly tasty version of shrimp and grits thanks to the addition of bacon.
🍤+🥓=😋
This is based on a recipe by Bobby Flay, but I tweaked a fair number of things.

Chris Gan @ChrissyAlpha

This is a particularly tasty version of shrimp and grits thanks to the addition of bacon.
🍤+🥓=😋
This is based on a recipe by Bobby Flay, but I tweaked a fair number of things.

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Ingredients

~25 minutes

6 people

For Grits:
2 cupswater
2 cupsmilk
1 cupgrits (instant or stone ground)
1/2 teaspoongarlic powder
1/4 teaspoonpaprika
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cupsshredded cheddar cheese
2 Tablespoonsunsalted butter
For Shrimp:
6 slicesbacon
1 cup (120 grams)diced onion
1large clove garlic, minced
2 poundsshrimp (rinsed, peeled, de-veined, and tails removed)
5 teaspoonslemon juice (or more, to taste)
3 Tablespoonschopped parsley, plus additional for sprinkling the final dish

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Steps

~25 minutes

1

Cook grits according to package directions.
2

Stir in butter, cheese, garlic powder, and paprika. Taste, then season with salt and pepper as needed.
3

Fry bacon until browned and save the bacon grease. Crumble the bacon into small pieces and set aside.
4

Fry the onion in ~3 teaspoons of the reserved bacon grease over medium-low heat until softened. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
Transfer the mixture to the same bowl as the crumbled bacon.
5

Pat the shrimp dry, then sauté them in ~3 teaspoons of reserved bacon grease over medium-low heat until no longer translucent.
6

Return the bacon and onion mixture to the pan. Add lemon juice and parsley and continue to cook for about 2 minutes longer. Taste, and season with salt and pepper if necessary.
7

Transfer some grits to a bowl and top with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with additional fresh parsley, if you prefer.
8

Tips:
🍤. If you don’t want to use cheddar, try shredded Parmesan cheese instead.
🍤 This recipe is best when eaten fresh. However, if you refrigerate the grits (anathema, I know!), they can be reheated with the addition of a little bit of milk to loosen them and to make them creamier.
🍤. Prefer something a little richer? Add more butter to the grits or use only whole milk to prepare them. You could also use more bacon!