Shrimp and Grits
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
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Grtis
- 4 cups milk
- 1 cup yellow corn grits
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (plus extra for garnish)
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Shrimp Sauce
- 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled
- 1 lb Cajun-style sausage, sliced thin (mild)
- 1⁄2 onion
- 1⁄2 green bell pepper
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1 chicken bouillon cube
- 1⁄2 sherry wine
- 3 ounces tomato paste
- pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon flour
directions
- For grits: In a medium saucepan, put 4 cups of milk to boil. (While waiting for milk to boil, begin sauce).
- When milk boils, add grits. Stir and reduce heat to low and cover.
- After 10 minutes stir in cheese, seasoning and pepper. Stir frequently and keep warm. If grits get too thick add more milk.
- For Sauce:.In a food processor, finely chop onion, garlic and bell pepper.
- Melt butter and add onion mixture and sausage. Cook until sausage is done.
- Add shrimp, cook until shrimp are pink, about 3 minutes.
- Remove shrimp. (Doesn’t have to be exact, may get some sausage too) Just don’t leave shrimp to overcook!
- Add milk, water, tomato paste, pepper, Cajun spices, and bullion. Bring to a boil and make sure bullion is dissolved.
- Stir in sherry and, parsley, Parmesan cheese.
- Sprinkle in flour while whisking sauce until a thickened. ( Not too thick though, the grits will absorb some).
- Add shrimp back in and stir until shrimp are warm.
- Spoon sauce over grits and sprinkle with extra cheese.
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Reviews
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AWESOME! This is the best shrimp and grits I have ever tasted! The sauce is flavorful from the sausage but not too much to over power the shrimp taste and the corn flavor of the grits. I have made this twice already and everyone raves about it! Thanks! I wish I could find stone-ground grits to try it with.
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