Southern Shrimp & Grits Recipe
Southern Shrimp & Grits Recipe
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Shrimp & Grits Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup of good stone ground grits
2 TLBS olive oil
2 pounds of fresh shrimp shelled and deveined (reserve shrimp shells)
2 stalks of celery rough chopped
2 cups chopped onion rough chopped
2 carrots rough chopped
6 cloves of garlic
3/4 cup Pinot Grigio wine
1 quart of water
1 tablespoon salt
1.5 teaspoons of ground white or black pepper
1 TBLS of El Yucateco Red Habanero sauce
4 to 6 sprigs springs of fresh thyme
1 fresh or dried bay leaf
6 strips of thick bacon chopped
1 Shallot
Fresh cut lemon slices
Bunch of green onions chopped
A dozen Baby Bella mushrooms or button mushrooms, cut into smaller pieces the same size
Optional: When plating dish, sprinkle with Bottarga (salted and dried Mullet roe)
Instructions:
In a large pot over medium heat add in the olive oil, shrimp shells from the fresh shrimp, onions, carrots and celery. Sauté until lightly browned. Add in 4 cloves of garlic and cook an additional minute or so. Add in water, white wine (Pinot Grigio), tomato paste salt and pepper, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and simmer for 1 hour. Strain through a sieve and add back to the pot and reduce the liquid by at least half at a simmer with the lid off. At this point make your grits according to the instructions on the package.
In a skillet over medium low heat add the bacon and cook until almost crispy and add in minced shallot and 2 cloves of minced garlic. Once bacon is cooked add in about 2 cups of the reduced seafood stock. Add in the El Yucateco hot sauce and mix well. Now place the mushroom down into the skillet, and simmer for five minutes, followed by the shrimp. Allow the shrimp to pouch at a low simmer until done. Ladle cooked grits into a smooth layer across the entire plate or bowl. Now top the grits with about 6 shrimp or more, some mushrooms and spoon the sauce over the shrimp and grits. Now garnish with chopped green onions, a squeeze of lemon and Bottarga. Enjoy!
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Divinely Delicious Shrimp & Grits
DIVINELY DELICIOUS SHRIMP'N GRITS
{feeds about 7-10 people, depending on your people}
-for the shrimp and sauce-
6 slices of thick-cut hickory bacon, cut into pieces
1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 cup yellow onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons of Creole seasoning, like Tony Chachere's
1 cup of dry white wine {or chicken stock, but it's a richer flavor with wine}
1 pound large fresh or frozen shrimp (thawed) peeled, deveined, tail-on
the juice of one lemon
2-3 tablespoons chopped scallions, green parts only
crumbled goat cheese, optional
Before we start, there's a method to cooking this dish so it's all ready at the right time to serve hot and at its best. Be sure to have all of your peppers, onions, garlic chopped and ready to go; and also have the shrimp thawed and patted dry. You may wish to remove the tails, but I think it's pretty to leave them on. Ready?! Go!
In a large skillet/braiser/saucepan {choose one that has a lid because you'll need it later} over medium-high heat, cook bacon pieces, stirring until crisp and nicely browned. Using a slotted spoon or spatula, spoon out the bacon pieces and drain/cool on a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the bacon grease in the skillet. Turn off the burner, and sit tight.
Next, prepare the grits recipe below. Stirring and adding milk as you need to make sure they're creamy and delicious. Cover and let sit over low heat, stirring occasionally, as you prepare the shrimp sauce.
-for the grits-
10-12 oz. Mild Mexican Velveeta, cubed
1 tsp. salt
1 cup uncooked instant grits
2 cups of chicken stock
2 cups of milk
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp garlic powder (not salt!)
2-3 rings of jarred jalapeno slices and juice, optional
In a medium-large pot, bring water, milk, butter and salt to a slow boil and whisk in grits, whisking constantly so they do not clump. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook-n-stir grits until they've expanded and gotten creamy about 7-8 minutes or so. Over low heat, stir in cheese and garlic powder. Stir until cheese is melted and grits are smooth. Stir in 1-2 tablespoons of jarred jalapeno juice if you'd like (we do!). Taste as you go! Add more milk a little at a time, stirring over low heat til the grits are creamy, creamy, creamy.
Now that the grits are made, it's time to tend to the shrimp sauce. And when I say tend, I mean you're about to stand over your skillet/saucepan working quickly and stirring quite a bit for the next 10-12 minutes. But then you're ready to plate and serve!
Heat the bacon grease over medium heat, and add the peppers and onions, sautéing for 5-6 minutes until they are soft. Add the chopped garlic and stir constantly for one minute to be sure it doesn't burn...and it will burn on you fast. Add the white wine and creole seasoning and stir well. Reduce heat to medium-low, stir in the shrimp, adding more wine or chicken stock for more sauce if needed, and bring to a little simmer. Cover with a tight fitting lid for 2-3 minutes to cook the shrimp. This is a good time to stir your grits and see how they're looking. Remove the lid from the shrimp sauce, and stir in lemon juice. Taste the sauce, adding more creole seasoning, more lemon, or more wine/stock if you prefer.
Spoon a shallow bowl with your creamy jalapeno cheese grits, and ladle the shrimp and sauce on top. Then garnish with crumbled bacon, chopped green scallions, and a crumble of goat cheese if you'd like. I like to lay a rustic hunk of buttered crusty bread on the side of the bowl which is just right for moppin the last little bit of grits and sauce from the bowl.
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