Creamy Shrimp And Bacon Grits Food

CREAMY SHRIMP & GRITS

Steps:

• Bring the milk and chicken broth to a boil. Slowly add in grits while whisking continuously. Over medium heat, cook grits for about 4 to 5 minutes until they thicken up.
• Take off of the heat and add in salt, pepper, 2 tbsp butter and cheese. Whisk until smooth and lump free. Turn the heat to low until you are ready to serve. (Note: grits will thicken up the longer they cook. If you have them on low heat for a while you may need to add additional butter or milk to thin out the grits).
• Meanwhile add bacon to a large skillet and cook until golden brown and crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan and transfer to a paper towel lined plate. When the bacon is cool crumble or chop it into smaller bite size pieces. Do not drain the bacon grease!
• Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the same pan the bacon was cooked in. Heat over medium high heat and add in shrimp. Saute until fully cooked and no longer opaque, 3-4 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for an additional minute.
• Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside on a plate. Add in the wine and scrape the brown bites off the bottom of the pan.
• Stir in the lemon juice and add the shrimp and crumbled bacon back to the pan.
• To serve place grits in individual bowls and top with the shrimp mixture. Drizzle each bowl with extra sauce from the bottom of the pan. Serve with green onions and hot sauce, if desired.

SHRIMP 'N BACON GRITS

Steps:

• In a small pot over medium-high heat, bring 2 cups broth and water to a boil. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and slowly pour in grits while stirring to keep smooth. Cook according to package instructions, then stir in 1 tablespoon butter and Parmesan. Keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until brown. Place bacon on a plate and set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons bacon fat.
• Cook onions and garlic over medium heat until softened, 4 minutes. Pour in remaining 1/4 cup broth, bring to a boil, and simmer until slightly thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Stir until shrimp are pink and cooked through, then turn off heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons butter and green onions.
• Serve shrimp over grits with a spoonful of sauce. Top with crumbled bacon and green onions.

SOUTHERN SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the broth, milk, butter, salt and pepper to a boil. Slowly stir in grits. Reduce heat. Cover and cook for 12-14 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Stir in cheese until melted. Set aside and keep warm., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 4 teaspoons drippings. Saute the shrimp, garlic and seasoning in drippings until shrimp turn pink. Serve with grits and sprinkle with onions.

SHRIMP AND CHEESY GRITS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth and evaporated milk to a boil in a large saucepan; stir in grits and salt and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer grits until thick, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 cup Cheddar cheese until melted. Set grits aside and keep warm.
• Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a bowl. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings from the skillet and cook and stir shrimp, green bell pepper, and onion in bacon drippings until shrimp are bright pink and no longer translucent inside and green pepper is tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir bacon into shrimp mixture.
• Spread grits into a serving dish, top with shrimp mixture, and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese for garnish.

SHRIMP, BACON, AND GRITS FOR ONE

Steps:

• Place bacon into a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 5 minutes. When bacon is almost crisp, add shrimp and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Set aside.
• Bring water and salt to a boil in a saucepan; add grits. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and let simmer until thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir Gouda cheese and butter into cooked grits until well mixed and cheese is melted. Add bacon and shrimp. Garnish with green onion and season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

SHRIMP, BACON, AND GRITS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine 4 1/2 cups water with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; bring to a boil. Whisk in grits; reduce heat to medium-low; cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until creamy, about 30 minutes. Stir in butter and pepper sauce.
• In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel; let cool, then crumble.
• Add half the shrimp to the rendered fat in skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, turning, until pink and opaque throughout, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate, and repeat with remaining shrimp.
• Serve grits with shrimp and crumbled bacon on top. Season with additional pepper sauce, as desired.

CREAMY GRITS WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine cream, water, and hot stock; bring to a gentle boil. Add butter, salt, and pepper. Slowly add grits, stirring constantly (so that the grits do not settle to the bottom and scorch), until all are added; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the grits are tender.
• Sprinkle shrimp with lemon juice, salt, and pepper; set aside. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, cook bacon until brown but not crisp. Remove from heat and pat dry with paper towels; set aside. Coarsely chop bacon when cool. Reserve bacon grease in frying pan. Add onion and garlic, and sauté 10 minutes until the onion is transparent. Add shrimp mixture and bacon; sauté 5 to 7 minutes or until shrimp are opaque in center. Remove from heat.
• To serve, spoon hot grits onto individual serving plates and top with shrimp mixture. If desired sprinkle with cheddar cheese.