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Shrimp & Grits

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Ingredients

  • Charleston Style Grits:
  • 6 cups water
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 1/2 cups quick cooking of old-fshioned grits
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 Tbls butter
  • freash ground black pepper to taste
  • Shrimp:
  • 2 lbs. medium shrimp peeled and deveined
  • Essence
  • salt
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 tsp minced galic
  • 1/2 lbs cooked and crumbled bacon (applewood)
  • 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 Tbls finely chopped green onions
  • 2 Tbls minced parsley
  • 2 Tbls olive oil

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 46mins

Preparation

Step 1

Grits:

In a large heavy sauce pan bring the water to a boil. Add generous tsp of salt and the grits and stir with a wooden spoon to combine. When grits thicken add milk, cream and butter and return to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 45 minutes to an hour, until grits are tender, smooth and creamy. season with salt & pepper to taste. Keep warm until ready to serve.

Shrimp:

Season shrimp with Essence and salt. Cook bacon in heavy saute pan, remove cool & crumble. Reserve some drippings in pan. Add the shrimp cookfor 2 to 3 minutes, remove the shrimp and add the onions and cook until soft about 3 minutes. Add the garlic & cook 1 minute. Add chicken broth to pan and cook until reduced slightly, 5 minutes.
Stir the cream, green onions, and parsley into the sauce and return shrimp and bacon to the pan. Return sauce to a simmer and continue to cook until slightly reduced. Serve over grits.

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