This is a great shrimp and grits recipe that youre sure to love The grits are soft creamy and comforting and the shrimp sauce with bacon sausage and bell peppers is hearty and delicious
Prep Time
1 hr 15 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
8
Ingredients
Instructions
Bring water and 2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat.
Whisk grits into the boiling water
and then whisk in half-and-half. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer
stirring occasionally
until grits are thickened and tender
15 to 20 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.
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Season shrimp with salt and cayenne pepper. Add lemon juice
toss to combine
and set aside to marinate.
Place sausage slices in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook
stirring occasionally
until browned
5 to 8 minutes. Remove sausage from the skillet.
Add bacon to the same skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly browned
about 5 minutes per side. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain
then chop or crumble when cool enough to handle. Leave bacon drippings in the skillet.
Add bell peppers
onion
and garlic to the bacon drippings; cook and stir until onion is translucent
about 8 minutes.
Stir cooked sausage and marinated shrimp into the skillet with the cooked vegetables. Turn off the heat and set aside.
Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour
stirring to create a smooth roux. Turn heat to low and cook
stirring constantly
until mixture is golden brown in color
8 to 10 minutes. Watch carefully
mixture burns easily.
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Pour the roux over the sausage
shrimp
and vegetables.
Place the skillet over medium heat
add chicken broth
bacon
and Worcestershire sauce
and stir to combine. Cook until sauce thickens up and shrimp turn opaque and bright pink
about 8 minutes.
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Just before serving
mix Cheddar cheese into grits; stir until cheese is melted and grits are creamy and light yellow.
Spoon grits onto plates and serve shrimp mixture over top.
