This recipe, shall you make it, is enough for you to understand why it is a favorite. It is much more simple than what you think and can be whipped together ahead of time.
I have to warn you…there are LOTS of photos missing from when I made this. I whipped this up while my cousin and best friend were about 10 minutes away and by the time it came to make the sauce they were here and I was too busy chatting and catching up to snap photos of the sauce. You get the idea. Throw a little this and a pinch of that in a pan and – wahlah! ;)
Shrimp and Grits Recipe
Ingredients
For Grits
2 c vegetable broth
1 c yellow stone ground cornmeal
2 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 c soy creamer
For Shrimp
1 lb shrimp, no shells or tails and cleaned
½ lemon, juiced
¼ c chopped parsley
1 clove garlic
1 tbls bay seasoning
salt & peper
For Sauce
1 onion, chopped
2 bell peppers, chopped
2 tbls butter
3 tbls flour
1 tbls garlic
1 c vegetable broth
1.5 c soy creamer
salt & pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp cayenne
2 tbls bay seasoning
Instructions
For Grits
Bring vegetable broth, salt, and pepper to a boil.
Add cornmeal and whisk until thick.
Add creamer and cheese and bring back to boil until cheese is melted
For shrimp
Combine ingredients in bowl and set aside.
For Sauce
Saute peppers, garlic, and onions. Add Shrimp and cook through and set onion mixture aside in bowl.
Add butter to pan and melt.
Add flour and whisk until flour mixture bubbles.
De-glaze pan with vegetable broth.
Add in onion mixture and soy creamer.
Add salt, pepper, paprika, red pepper flakes, cayenne, and bay seasoning. Bring to boil
Assemble. Spoon layer of grits into bowl.
Top with shrimp mixture.
Garnish with chopped green onions.
Add cornmeal to boiling liquid and stir until thick and bubbly [note: will splatter!]:
Pour soy creamer into grits:
Add grated sharp white cheddar:
Prepare veggies:
Saute:
Add shrimpies:
Remove seafood mixture from pan and begin to make sauce:
Top grits with shrimp mixture and garnish with fresh green onions:
Enjoy!