How to Make Favorite Shrimp and Grits

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, shrimp and grits. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Shrimp and Grits is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Shrimp and Grits is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook shrimp and grits using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Shrimp and Grits:

1. Get 1 lb Shrimp
2. Make ready 2 cup grits
3. Prepare 1 bunch Scallions
4. Take 1 large Shallot
5. Get 2 clove Garlic
6. Make ready 4 large Whole Baby Bell Mushrooms
7. Prepare 1 medium Sweet Red Pepper
8. Get 1/3 tsp All Purpose Seasoning
9. Take 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
10. Prepare 1/4 tsp Fresh Cracked Pepper
11. Make ready 1 tbsp Salted Butter
12. Get 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Instructions to make Shrimp and Grits:

1. Peel and clean shrimp (placing shells in 2 quart sauce pan of water)
2. Place cleaned shrimp in bowl of cold water.
3. Heat water with shrimp shells adding salt and all purpose seasoning to the water.
4. Take four of the scallion stalks and cut into 1/4" pieces.
5. Dice red pepper and place in bowl with previously sliced items.
6. Slice two more scallions on an angle making 1/2" tubes like penne pasta. Set aside.
7. When water comes to boil and shrimp shells are pink, pour the liquid through strainer into large heat resistant bowl. Then return strained liquid to the sauce pan and stir in grits. Return to medium heat and stir occasionally, keeping the grits smooth in consistency. Turn heat to low and cover the pot with lid.
8. In a medium skillet over medium high heat, melt butter. As the butter melts, toss the sliced and diced vegetables in seasonings with the olive oil.
9. While the butter melts, liberally sprinkle Kosher salt and cracked pepper over cleaned, drained shrimp.
10. Once butter has melted in skillet, stir in vegetables. Keep them moving in pan so they are evenly heated. When vegetables begin to wilt, add shrimp to pan and continue to stir, until all the shrimp have curled and have turned pink.
11. Now toss the remaining scallions into shrimp and vegetable mixture. turn off the heat and cover. Let sit for 5 mins.
12. In a dinner bowl or large plate, pour in serving of grits, then scoop shrimp and vegetables on top.

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