Chef John's Shrimp And Grits

Easy to create with ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen/pantry.

Recipe Summary Chef John's Shrimp And Grits

Shrimp and grits is a very simple recipe, but make sure you have everything ready before you start cooking the shrimp. They only take a few minutes to sauté, so you don't have time to run and chop scallions or juice a lemon. Once everything is assembled, this recipe is a snap. To make things even easier, you can make the grits a bit ahead since they stay hot a very long time.

Ingredients | Shrimp Recipes Easy

4 slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

¼ cup water

2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 dash Worcestershire sauce

4 cups water

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup white grits

½ cup shredded white Cheddar cheese

1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined

½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning

½ teaspoon salt, or to taste

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 pinch cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper

2 tablespoons minced green onion

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until almost crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer bacon to a dish, leaving drippings in the skillet.

Whisk 1/4 cup water, cream, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl.

Stir 4 cups water, butter, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a pot; bring to a boil. Whisk grits into pot, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until grits are creamy, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and stir white Cheddar cheese into grits.

Place shrimp in a large bowl and season with Cajun seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper, and a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Heat skillet with bacon drippings over high heat. Cook shrimp in hot bacon fat in a single layer for 1 minute. Turn shrimp and add jalapeno; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir cream mixture, bacon, green onion, and garlic to shrimp mixture; cook and stir, adding water as necessary to thin the sauce, until shrimp are cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in parsley.

Ladle grits into a bowl and top with shrimp and sauce.

Info | Shrimp Recipes Easy

prep: 25 mins cook: 30 mins total: 55 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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