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Low Country Shrimp and Grits

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Low Country Shrimp and Grits — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Ingredients

  • 3–4 strips thick smoky bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • ½ onion, minced
  • 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 lb large shrimp, peeled (use peels to make stock)
  • Salt
  • 1 pint heavy cream, divided
  • 2–2½ cups shrimp stock
  • Butter
  • Black pepper
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Paprika
  • Chile flakes
  • Lime juice
  • 1 recipe coarse grain hominy grits, timed to finish when shrimp are ready to serve
  • 3–4 scallions, sliced

Instructions

  1. 1
    Fry bacon in a pan until not too crisp; remove and reserve.
  2. 2
    Sauté onion and garlic in bacon fat until just softened (about 2–3 minutes).
  3. 3
    Lightly season shrimp with salt and add to the pan; sauté until about half-cooked and just turning pink. Remove and reserve with the bacon.
  4. 4
    Deglaze pan with sherry.
  5. 5
    Add 1 cup (250 ml) cream, bring to boil, and reduce.
  6. 6
    Add 1 cup shrimp stock, bring to a high simmer, and reduce. The liquid should thicken; if necessary, add floured butter at this point (beurre manié).
  7. 7
    Season sauce with salt, pepper, chili flakes, cayenne, and paprika
  8. 8
    Add bacon and shrimp to the sauce, and cook gently until shrimp are just done.
  9. 9
    Add lime juice.
  10. 10
    Serve over grits, and garnish with scallions.
Category
Beverages

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Low_Country_Shrimp_and_Grits