Easy Shrimp And Grits
Easy Shrimp And Grits might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 4 servings with 285 calories, 14g of protein, and 8g of fat each. For $1.54 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up red bell peppers, yellow onion, ground pepper, and a few other things to make it today. 153 people have made this recipe and would make it again. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine. It is brought to you by wholefoodsmarket.com. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 64%. Spicy Shrimp Romesco with Quick & Easy Cheesy Grits, Shrimp and Grits, and Shrimp and Grits are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
3 slices 365 Everyday Value Uncured Bacon
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup white or yellow grits
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tsps hot sauce, plus more for serving (optional)
2 Tbsps lemon juice
2 green or red bell peppers, cored, seeded and sliced
1/3 lb peeled and deveined raw shrimp (fresh or frozen and thawed)
1 small yellow onion, sliced
Equipment:
frying pan
paper towels
pot
whisk
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium heat, flipping once, until crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour off and reserve all but one teaspoon bacon fat from skillet. Set aside off heat.Meanwhile, bring 3 1/2 cups salted water to a boil in a medium pot. Whisk in grits, reduce heat to medium low and simmer until thick and tender, 6 to 8 minutes. (Some grits have different cooking times, so adjust water and cooking time as needed.)Reheat the one teaspoon bacon fat over medium-high heat; add onions, garlic, peppers, salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Move onion mixture to one side of the skillet and add another teaspoon bacon fat. Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add lemon juice and hot sauce. Toss shrimp and onion mixture together. Spoon hot grits into bowls and top with shrimp mixture. Crumble bacon over the top and serve with additional hot sauce on the side.
Step by step:
1. Cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium heat, flipping once, until crisp, 6 to 8 minutes.
2. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
3. Pour off and reserve all but one teaspoon bacon fat from skillet. Set aside off heat.Meanwhile, bring 3 1/2 cups salted water to a boil in a medium pot.
4. Whisk in grits, reduce heat to medium low and simmer until thick and tender, 6 to 8 minutes. (Some grits have different cooking times, so adjust water and cooking time as needed.)Reheat the one teaspoon bacon fat over medium-high heat; add onions, garlic, peppers, salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Move onion mixture to one side of the skillet and add another teaspoon bacon fat.
5. Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Add lemon juice and hot sauce. Toss shrimp and onion mixture together. Spoon hot grits into bowls and top with shrimp mixture. Crumble bacon over the top and serve with additional hot sauce on the side.
Nutrition Information:
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