Country Shrimp Scallops With Creamy Grits Asparagus And Roasted Corn Ragout Food

GARLIC SHRIMP AND SCALLOPS

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add the garlic and saute until it begins to brown.
• Remove the garlic with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the pepper flakes to the skillet and increase the heat to medium high.
• Add the garlic, shrimp, scallops, and paprika.
• Saute for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add the chicken broth and cook for 1 minute.
• Remove the shrimp and scallops with a slotted spoon, place on a platter; set aside and keep warm.
• Add the lime juice, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste to the pan and just heat through.
• Pour the sauce over the shrimp and scallops and serve immediately.

LOW COUNTRY SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• For the grits, bring the water and heavy cream to a boil in a medium pot.
• Whisk in the grits, salt, and pepper.
• Reduce the heat to medium, place the butter on top of the grits, and cover. Continue cooking for about thirty minutes, stirring frequently.
• For the shrimp, heat the oil and garlic in a large sauce pan.
• Saute the onion, green onion, and tomato with salt and pepper over medium heat until the tomato is softened.
• Add the shrimp and pour the lemon juice, paprika, and parsley over them. Cook thoroughly.
• Add the heavy cream and hot sauce and simmer for a few minutes, allowing the cream to absorb the flavors. Serve over the grits.

CREAMY SOUTHERN SHRIMP AND CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan and slowly whisk in grits; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until thickened and tender, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir farmers cheese, goat cheese, and American cheese into grits until cheese has melted. Set grits aside and keep warm.
• Melt butter with vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir tomato, 2 green onions, and garlic in the hot skillet until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in bacon drippings until combined. Cook and stir shrimp with vegetables until bright pink, about 5 minutes; season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Mix grits into shrimp mixture and stir in half-and-half until smooth. Simmer the mixture to blend flavors, about 5 minutes, and add sherry. Simmer 3 more minutes before adjusting salt and black pepper. Garnish with sliced green tops of 1 green onion before serving.

LOW COUNTRY SHRIMP & CREAMED GRITS

Steps:

• Grits: Bring water and butter to boil, reduce heat to medium low. Cover and simmer 9 to 12 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Stir in milk or cream. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 8 minutes, stirring frequently. set aside, keep warm.
• Shrimp: Heat oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, red pepper and garlic until tender. stir in shrimp and soup (straight out the can without water added). Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until shrimp is done. Serve over creamed grits.

SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the garlic for a few seconds, then add the vermouth and tomatoes. Cook 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and parsley, and cook 3 minutes, or until shrimp are pink. Season with hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper, to taste. Divide among 4 plates and serve Roasted Asparagus and Italian Greens.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut or snap off the 1-inch fibrous stem on the asparagus and discard. Slice the remaining asparagus into 2-inch pieces (you should have about 5 cups). Line a baking tray with foil and spoon the oil onto the foil. Sprinkle the oil with salt and pepper. Add the asparagus and roll in oil, making sure all the spears are coated with the oil and seasonings. Spread the asparagus into a single layer and roast in the oven for 5 minutes. Roll the asparagus in the oil to recoat and roast 10 more minutes for thick spears, 5 more minutes for thin ones. Remove from the oven and serve with the shrimp.
• Place the salad in a bowl and drizzle with the dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Toss well and serve.

COUNTRY SHRIMP & SCALLOPS WITH CREAMY GRITS, ASPARAGUS AND ROASTED CORN RAGOUT

Steps:

• CREAMY GRITS: Melt the cream & butter together in a saucepan and bring to boil. Sprinkle the grits into the boiling cream and butter while stirring with a whisk. Continue to stir for 1 minute until it thickens, then turn the heat to low and simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring regularly. Add Chicken Boullion to grits and stri until dissolved, remove from heat. Let grits cool down so they are firmer before serving. ASPARAGUS & ROASTED CORN RAGOUT: place 4 tbsp butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the corn & mushrooms and saute for 45 seconds to 1 minute. Add the shallots and garlic, saute for 30 seconds, add white wine. Bring it to a simmer and reduce by half for around 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add lemon juice. halved tomatoes, basil, thyme and remaining butter, scallions & asparagus, allowing the heat of the sauce to cook the vegetables. Season with salt & pepper to taste. SHRIMP & SCALLOPS: Divide the vegetable oil between two sauce pans that have been heated over full heat for a minute. Season the shrimp and scallops with salt & pepper and add to the pans when the oil begins to smoke. Saute the scallops for 3 minutes, around 15 minutes on both sides. When they are done the flesh will be opaque. Sautee the shrimp for a minute on both sides or until they are pink and firm. ASSEMBLE: Place a scoop of the grits on the center of each plate and arrange three scallops in a triangle around the grits with three shrimp on top. Add a couple of spoonfulls of the ragout over the grits and serve.

SHRIMP & SCALLOPS WITH RICE IN CREAMY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; butter 8-inch square baking dish and set aside.
• In a sauté pan, melt butter until it foams and add flour slowly to form a paste. Slowly add milk and stir until sauce coats spoon, about 5-7 minutes Add salt. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Marinate shrimp, scallops in wine for 10 minutes In a sauce pan, sauté onion until soft, then add mushrooms.
• Add shrimp, scallops and wine and stir to coat with onions. Add garlic, salt and pepper and cook until shrimp and scallops are cooked, about 5 minutes
• Remove pan from heat and drain liquid into a 2 cup glass measuring cup. Set aside. Add enough white sauce to the shrimp liquid to make 2 cups.
• Put rice in prepared baking dish. Top with shrimp mix. Pour white sauce on top until shrimp and rice are covered. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake 10-12 minutes until bubbly and cheese melts. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.

LOWCOUNTRY SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan bring water and half n half to boil. Add the salt, pepper and grits. Cook for about 25-30 minutes, stirring until thick and creamy.
• While the grits are cooking, fry the bacon in a large skillet until browned and crisp. Crumble the bacon. In 2 Tbls of the bacon drippings saute scallions, celery, bell pepper until translucent. Add the shrimp, lime juice and Worchestershire sauce. Cook for 4 minutes covered. Add in the bacon. Remove from heat. Spoon the grits onto a serving platter. Top with the shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley.

CREAMY CORN GRITS WITH SEA SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Toss the chicken stock, creamed corn, stick of butter and 2 tsps sea salt into a heavy-bottomed stock pot and bring to a fast boil. Add the Grits and give it all a good stir. Reduce heat and cook as per package directions until about 3/4 way done.
• Slowly add 1/2 the heavy cream (1 cup)into the grits, stir until well blended with grits, then stir in the cheese. Mix thoroughly so that the cream and cheese are fully incorporated into the grits. Turn off the heat and put a heavy lid on the pot.
• Make a cream sauce by dashing two TBSP butter into a large nonstick saute' pan on medium heat. When butter melts, add garlic and saute' until fragrant. Add remaining cream (1 cup)and reduce mixture by half. Season with salt and pepper, and reserve sauce in a seperate container.
• Wipe out the saute' pan, and turn the heat all the way up. Drizzle in a little Olive Oil. Season the Scallops with salt and pepper. Sear Scallops about 2 minutes a side ( maybe a few seconds more). DO NOT OVERCOOK. At the end of the second minute, turn fire down a bit, add cream sauce to scallops and reheat. Ladle scallops and sauce evenly on top of the grits.

SHRIMP. SCALLOP AND ASPARAGUS CAKES

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, chives, lemon juice and shallots in bowl to blend (can be prepared 4 hours ahead. let stand at room temperature).
• Shrimp cakes: Cook asparagus in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp tender, about 3 minutes. Drain. Refresh under cold water and drain well.
• Finely dice 4 asparagus spears. Transfer to large bowl. Reserve remaining asparagus for garnish.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add 2/3 cup shallots and saute 2 minutes. Add shallots to chopped asparagus. Mix in shrimp, scallops, breakcrumbs, bell pepers, eggs and chives. Season generously with salt and pepper. Form shrimp mixture into 8 rounds 3 1/2 to 4 inches. Place on baking sheet (can be prepared 2 hours ahead. cover and refrigerate).
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp cakes and cook in batches until golden brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Place 1 shrimp cake in center of each plate. Arrange 4 asparagus spears around each shrimp cake, overlapping at corners to form box. Spoon some vinaigrette over. Serve, passing remaining vinaigrette.
• Note: I add a little lime juice, garlic and ginger and don't use salt.