Lowcountrystyle shrimp and grits with bacon at its best
Prep Time
1 hr
Dificult
Medium
Servings
4
Ingredients
Instructions
Pour chicken broth and evaporated milk into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir in grits and salt; return to a boil. Reduce heat to low
cover
and simmer grits
stirring often
until thick
about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup Cheddar cheese until melted. Set grits aside and keep warm.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in the hot skillet until crisp
8 to 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain all but 2 tablespoons bacon drippings from the skillet.
Return the skillet to medium heat. Cook and stir shrimp
bell pepper
and onion in hot bacon drippings until shrimp are bright pink and no longer translucent inside and bell pepper is tender
5 to 8 minutes. Stir cooked bacon into shrimp mixture.
Spread grits into a serving dish
