Shrimp and Grits

Shrimp is sauteed with peppers and sweet onion and served over a bowl of hot cheese grits. If this dish has been nagging you for years, then it’s time to try it!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword Grits, Shrimps

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 45

Total Time 55

Servings people

Calories 381.9kcal

Ingredients

2 cups whole milk
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup grits
3 tablespoon unsalted butter
½ - 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
1 white onion medium - diced
1½ cups green, red, and yellow bell peppers diced
2 cloves garlic minced
½ teaspoon red chili flakes or to taste
1 cup chicken stock
1 lb large shrimp peeled and deveined
scallion sliced optional
Salt and black pepper to taste
6 slices Bacon

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Pour the milk and chicken stock in a medium pot over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
Slowly whisk the grits into the pot. When the mixture comes to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and add half teaspoon salt and half teaspoon cayenne pepper and cook until water is absorbed, and the mixture becomes thickened about 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in butter and cheese until melted and set aside.
In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp—about 10 minutes.
Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Season the shrimps with salt and pepper and cook in the bacon fat until pink—about 3 minutes on each side.
Add the bacon, bell peppers, diced onions, minced, garlic, red chili flakes, black pepper, and salt to taste and cook for another two minutes.
Add chicken stock and leave to simmer for another 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and serve over the prepared grits.
Garnish with scallions on top, if desired.

Notes

Shrimp and grits is a straightforward recipe, and it comes together in a snap, so I’ll advise you to make sure you have all the ingredients ready before you start cooking the shrimps. This is because the shrimp takes a few minutes to cook. Trust me; you will not have the time to chop and slice any vegetables.
Some like to use water but I prefer I’d rather use water for my hot grits breakfast, not for my shrimp and grits.
I will also advise you can make the grits first because they stay hot for a very long time.

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