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Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup stone-ground grits
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 cup thinly sliced scallions
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
Directions
Bring water to a boil. Add salt and pepper. Add grits and cook until water is absorbed, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter and cheese.
Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Fry the bacon in a large skillet until browned; drain well. In grease, add shrimp. Cook until shrimp turn pink. Add lemon juice, chopped bacon, parsley, scallions and garlic. Saute for 3 minutes.
Spoon grits into a serving bowl. Add shrimp mixture and mix well. Serve immediately.
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By cfb1141942
on January 22, 2012
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Outstanding! However, I did not create the identical recipe. I read some reviews and made some changes. I did make the grits in a shrimp stock. I made the stck from the shrimp shells added to it some cajun seasoning, kosher salt and pepper. Boiled it about 30 minutes and strained out the shells, legs, etc. There were somecomplaints about the dish being greasy. So after I cooked my bacon I poured most of the grease out of the pan before adding the shrimp. I left all the good burned up bacon bits however. After putting the shrimp in the pan, I seasoned with some cayanne pepper to taste and cajun seasoning. Then added all the other ingredients. At the very end I added one fresh diced tomato. Gave it great color balance and flavor. Man, its was great. Rich-yes. Greasy-no. Give it a shot. Also thought this would be a good recipe for camping if everything was prepped ahead.
By drlove_11211
Jamaica, NY
on January 14, 2012
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out of sight. it came out great. the only thing different that was dome was i mixed two cheeses sharp and Monterey jack and i put some cayenne pepper in while the shrimp was being made.
By n2dgruv
Virginia Beach, VA
on January 09, 2012
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Not spicy at all (should have known - no spicy ingredients. Very heavy and kind of boring. I was surprised because I usually like Bobby's recipes. On second glance, this recipe shows Bobby's picture but is by Martha Nesbit, whoever that is. Definitely won't be making this again. If you're looking for that Southern/Cajun flavor, look elsewhere.
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