spicy shrimp and grits

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One of my favorite meals of all time. I just love grits. Try some with me.

spicy shrimp and grits

One of my favorite meals of all time. I just love grits. Try some with me.

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Ingredients

30 mins
4 servings
  1. Grits
  2. 2 cuplight cream
  3. 1 cupwater
  4. 1/2 tspsalt
  5. 1 cupyellow corn grits, uncooked
  6. Shrimp
  7. 1 mediumred pepper, julienned
  8. 1 mediumyellow pepper, julienned
  9. 2 mediumshallots, sliced
  10. 2 clovegarlic, sliced
  11. 1/2 lbsmoked sausage, diced
  12. 6 slicebacon, uncooked, chopped
  13. 1/4 cupwater
  14. 1 lbshrimp, deveined, shelled
  15. 1/2 tspblack pepper
  16. 1/2 tspcayenne pepper
  17. 1 tspchili paste
  18. 1/2 cupwhite wine
  19. Garnish
  20. 1/4 cupflat parsley, chopped
  21. 2 stickscallions, sliced

Cooking Instructions

30 mins
  1. 1

    Cook sausage in water on medium high heat in a sautee pan, covered. Once the water is evaporated, remove cover and brown for 2 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.

  2. 2

    In same pan add bacon. Cook until all bacon fat is rendered. Remove bacon from pan and set aside. Keep grease in pan.

  3. 3

    Add peppers, shallots and garlic. Sautee for a few minutes. Add seasonings and chili paste. Cook another minute.

  4. 4

    Add shrimp and cook until they turn pink. About 2 minutes. Add wine and then deglaze. Add sausage and bacon back to pan. Cook for another minute or two.

  5. 5

    Meanwhile, bring water and cream to a boil. Add salt and stir in grits. Cover and turn heat down to low. Cook grits for about five minutes or until done. Perhaps stir once in between the time to prevent lumps.

  6. 6

    Serve the shrimp on top of the grits with the garnish on the very top. Enjoy!

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ruthietaylor
ruthietaylor @cook_3790522
Made this last nite and it was the best thing I have made in a long time. It was quick and easy as well. Highly recommended!!

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