Shrimp and Grits

There are a few varieties of shrimp and grits and if you're looking for something with a Cajun leaning, this is not it. This Creamy Shrimp and Grits recipe has been my favorite for years. And ever since I've started making my own home ground grits, I can feel good about each ingredient.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings people

Calories 1553 kcal

Ingredients

Home Ground Grits

4 cups Water
1½ cups Coarsely ground corn (ie. cornmeal)
1 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Unsalted Butter

Shrimp Sauce

4-6 Bacon strips, cut into cubes
¼ cup Onion, diced
2 tbsp Unsalted Butter
1 lb Shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tbsp White Wine or Sherry*
1 cup Heavy cream
¼ cup Parmesan, shredded
Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

Using your home mill, coarsely grind white or yellow corn into grits. In a heavy bottomed sauce pan, bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
4 cups Water
Reduce heat to medium and slowly whisk in grits, breaking up any chunks as you pour. Add salt and butter and stir until thickened, roughly 3 minutes.
1½ cups Coarsely ground corn (ie. cornmeal), 1 tsp Salt, 3 tbsp Unsalted Butter
Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes. While grits are cooking, make your sauce.
In large heavy bottomed skillet or braising pan, cook cubed bacon until crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon from pan and set aside.
4-6 Bacon strips, cut into cubes
To the bacon grease, stir in onion and cook until tender, 3-5 minutes.
¼ cup Onion, diced
Stir in butter and place shrimp on their sides in pan on top of onion. Cook on either side until done, about 45 seconds per side or until pink. Using tongs, remove shrimp and set aside.
2 tbsp Unsalted Butter, 1 lb Shrimp, peeled and deveined
Deglaze pan with white wine. Slowly add heavy cream stirring the whole time. Allow sauce to reduce until thickened while adding cream (process should only take a few minutes). Then add the parmesan cheese, stirring until melted.
1 tbsp White Wine or Sherry*, 1 cup Heavy cream, ¼ cup Parmesan, shredded
Return bacon to pan and warm throughout. Salt and pepper to taste and then remove from heat.
Salt & Pepper
To serve: portion grits into a bowl, top with half of the shrimp, ladle sauce overtop. So delicious!

Notes

*Don't use cooking wine, it's terrible for you. Use the good stuff, and pour a little for the cook.

Nutrition

Calories: 1553kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 71gFat: 100gSaturated Fat: 55gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 30gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 612mgSodium: 1990mgPotassium: 1238mgFiber: 12gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 2738IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 410mgIron: 5mg

Keyword bacon, butter, cheese, grits, heavy cream, onion, parmesan, shrimp, shrimp and grits

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