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Shrimp And Grits Recipe


Shrimp And Grits Recipe
This is a true south original. Like BBQ, every state has it's version. This is mine.

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Ingredients
  • 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp.
  • 2 garlic cloves diced
  • Tbs butter
  • 1 cup - water
  • 1 cup - milk
  • 1 cup - heavy cream
  • 1 cup - melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon - salt
  • 1/4 cup jack cheese
  • 1 cup - yellow Grits
  • sauce:
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 stick - butter, melted
  • 4 - egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup - heavy cream

Directions
  1. Saute the shrimp in butter and garlic until just pink, remove from heat.
  2. To prepare the grits:
  3. Bring all liquid ingredients and salt to a low boil. Add stir in grits slowly on medium to low heat. Stir and watch for 20 minutes, Add the cheese cover and finish on very low heat for 30 minutes.
  4. To prepare sauce:
  5. Whisk in lemon juice and butter into egg yolks in a slow steady stream; add heavy cream. Cook over double boiler until thick.
  6. To serve:
  7. place a good helping of grits in a bowl, top with shrimp and sauce.

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One of the best recipes ever. good ole shrimp and grits. Nice post.


Love shrimp and grits but this one sounds wonderful!
Great post and high 5 to you!


~HELLO~
This is one of the Best recipes that I have read
for 'Shrimp & Grits'~ I make 'S.& G.' for my
Family on Christmas for Breakfast~
I think that I will try your "5"FORK!!!!!
creation this Holiday Season~
~Thanks for Sharing~
~*~mj~*~


This is the type of shrimp and grits recipe I have been looking for... It has the creamy gravy like on top. Had this in a mom and pop type place traveling across from Michigan to Texas... Every recipe I found had it all mixed together.. This was is soooooooooooooooo good. Thanks!


Classic...not just southern, but 'Bama perfect! :) Always love to see true to tradition(as I know them, at least :) southern recipes. :)


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