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Cajunized Shrimp Grits
1 stick (4 oz. butter)
4 cups water
2 cups Quick Grits
hot pepper sauce
12 bacon slices, chopped coarse
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
2 large cloves garlic, minced
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup fresh parsley
2 lbs. large uncooked shrimp
2 cups green onions, sliced
2 1/2 tbls. fresh lemon juice
Bring 4 cups of water and milk and salt to a boil in a heavy large saucepan. Whisk in grits. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until mixture is thick and grits are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Whisk in shredded cheese. Season to taste with hot sauce. Cover and set aside. Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until brown but not crisp. Transfer bacon into small bowl. Pour off 1/2 of the drippings from a skillet. Add shrimp to the same skillet and cook until just pink, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer shrimp to a plate. Add mushrooms, green onions and garlic and saute' 3 to 4 minutes. Return shrimp and bacon to skillet. Mix in lemon juice. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce. Bring grits to a simmer, adding water by tablespoons if too thick. Spoon grits onto plates, spoon shrimp mixture over grits. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley.
1 stick (4 oz. butter)
4 cups water
2 cups Quick Grits
hot pepper sauce
12 bacon slices, chopped coarse
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
2 large cloves garlic, minced
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup fresh parsley
2 lbs. large uncooked shrimp
2 cups green onions, sliced
2 1/2 tbls. fresh lemon juice
Bring 4 cups of water and milk and salt to a boil in a heavy large saucepan. Whisk in grits. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until mixture is thick and grits are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Whisk in shredded cheese. Season to taste with hot sauce. Cover and set aside. Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until brown but not crisp. Transfer bacon into small bowl. Pour off 1/2 of the drippings from a skillet. Add shrimp to the same skillet and cook until just pink, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer shrimp to a plate. Add mushrooms, green onions and garlic and saute' 3 to 4 minutes. Return shrimp and bacon to skillet. Mix in lemon juice. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce. Bring grits to a simmer, adding water by tablespoons if too thick. Spoon grits onto plates, spoon shrimp mixture over grits. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley.
