shrimp and grits with chorizo cream sauce

Name: shrimp and grits with chorizo cream sauce
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup grits; 4 cup chicken broth; 2 tbsp minced garlic; 1 cup smoked gouda; 1 salt; 1 pepper; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/4 cup smoked paparika/sweet; 1 tsp cayenne; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp onion powder; 2 tsp dry thyme; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 tsp cumin; 4 shrimp; 1 1/2 tbsp spice mix; 1 salt; 1 pepper; 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tbsp minced chorizo; 1 tbsp minced shallot; 1 tsp smoked jalapeno; 1 tbsp red bell pepper; 3/4 cup heavy cream

Jose Hernandez @cook_2992442

Key West, Florida

a tasty spin on a classic dish

Jose Hernandez @cook_2992442

Key West, Florida

a tasty spin on a classic dish

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 servings

grit cake
2 cupgrits
4 cupchicken broth
2 tbspminced garlic
1 cupsmoked gouda
1salt
1pepper
1/2 cupheavy cream
spice mix for cream sauce
1/4 cupsmoked paparika/sweet
1 tspcayenne
2 tspgarlic powder
2 tsponion powder
2 tspdry thyme
2 tspsalt
1 tsppepper
1 tspcumin
chorizo cream suace/ per serving
4shrimp
1 1/2 tbspspice mix
1salt
1pepper
2 tbspunsalted butter
2 tbspminced chorizo
1 tbspminced shallot
1 tspsmoked jalapeno
1 tbspred bell pepper
3/4 cupheavy cream

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Steps

1 hour

1

grit cake
bring broth, cream, salt, pepper(to taste) and garlic to a boil
then bring to a simmer
2

pour in grits and stir till they start to thicken then add shredded gouda
once finished, pour into baking dish and place in the cooler for 30 min
3

once cool, use a ring mold to cut "cakes" out then dust with corn starch and fry till golden brown
(will be crunchy on outside and creamy inside)
4

shrimp and chorizo cream sauce
in a pan place butter,shrimp,shallot,chorizo,jalapeno,bell pepper,
saute till shrimp are about half way cooked
5

add spice mix, mix well then add cream reduce till sauce thickens
6

plating
place grit cake in center
put one shrimp on each side of cake then pour sauce over everything.
garnish with scallion and more shredded gouda