Shrimp And Grits Recipe
Folks in South Carolina love shrimp for breakfast: Shrimp and Grits. Shrimp and grits can be prepared with either yellow or white grits. It's a simple, quick, and easy recipe which is a real winner. However, the trick to making perfect shrimp and grits lies in peeling and refrigerating the shrimp a day before.
The cold-water shrimp which
inhabit the northern Atlantic are known as Pandalus borealis
and those from the northern Pacific are Pandalus jordoni.
These are just 2 of about 2000 species of true shrimps which are
known.
These days, there are marine shrimp farms in over fifty countries.
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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Servings:
Ingredients
| • | peeled and refrigerated shrimp | ||||
| • | fresh squeezed juice of a lemon | ||||
| • | bacon fat | ||||
| • | finely chopped onion | ||||
| • | finely chopped green bell pepper | ||||
| • | all-purpose flour | ||||
| • | Creamy Grits | ||||
| • | (apx) hot water or chicken/vegetable/shrimp stock (whatever is available) | ||||
| • | Salt and pepper to taste |
TIP: To make shrimp stock boil shrimp shells for 7 -10 minutes.
Preparation
- Put the shrimp in a bowl and sprinkle it with freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt, pepper, then set aside.
- Add bacon fat to a heated skillet followed by the chopped onion and sauté over medium heat. Add green pepper and cook more until the onion becomes transparent (8-10 mins).
- Sprinkle the all-purpose flour over the sautéed vegetables, stirring continuously until the flour starts turning brown.
- Add the shrimp together with around ¾ cup hot water or stock. Keep stirring.
- Turn the shrimp from time to time to make sure they are cooked evenly.
- Leave the mixture over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until the shrimp look uniformly cooked.
- Add some water or stock to ensure that the gravy is smooth (but don't make it watery).
- Serve immediately over the grits.
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