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Low Country Shrimp and Grits

Low Country Shrimp and Grits — a american recipe, 15 ingredients.

American

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
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  • 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
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1 pint heavy cream, divided → lactose-free heavy cream or full-fat coconut cream
  • Butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Fry bacon in a pan until not too crisp; remove and reserve.
  2. Sauté onion and garlic in bacon fat until just softened (about 2–3 minutes).
  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. Deglaze pan with sherry.
  5. Add 1 cup (1 cup) cream, bring to boil, and reduce.
  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. Season sauce with salt, pepper, chili flakes, cayenne, and paprika
  8. Add bacon and shrimp to the sauce, and cook gently until shrimp are just done.
  9. Add lime juice.
  10. Serve over grits, and garnish with scallions.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0