Perfect! Yes, Blane, please!!!
Oh Denise, do I have a Shrimp and Grits dish for you!! Billy and Tracie fought over the leftovers all the way back to Oregon!!!!!
Let me find it. Here it is -
* Exported from MasterCook *
SHRIMP AND GRITS
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1 cup stone-ground grits
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup butter -- (1/2 stick)
2 , cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 pound shrimp -- peeled and deveined, left whole if small and roughly chopped if medium or large
6 slices bacon -- chopped into tiny pieces
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 cup thinly sliced green onions -- white and green parts
1 large clove garlic -- minced
l. In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add the grits and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well with a whisk. Reduce the heat to the lowest possible setting and cook the grits until all the water is absorbed, about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and cheese. Keep covered until ready to serve.
2. Rinse the shrimp and pat dry. Fry the bacon in a large skillet until browned and crisp, then , drain on a paper towel. Add the shrimp to the bacon grease in the skillet and saute over medium heat just until they turn pink, about 3 minutes. Do not overcook! Immediately add the lemon juice, parsley, green onions, and garlic. Remove the skillet from the heat.
3. Pour the grits into a serving bowl. Pour the shrimp mixture over the grits. Garnish with the bacon bits.
4. If you are serving this as an appetizer, spoon 1/4 cup grits onto a bread or salad plate. Top with 1/4 cup of the shrimp mixture. Garnish with a sprinkling of crisp bacon bits and serve immediately.
Description:
"A Paula Deen recipe - serves 8 as an appetizer or 4 as a main course."
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NOTES : This is the one I made with Billy and Tracie - at the barn.
We are lucky enough to be able to get great tasso out here - I remember I used to order it from New Orleans (in the 90s), so I'm thrilled we can get it here now.
Just looked at the recipe Billy, Tracie & I just loved for Shrimp & Grits and was surprised it's different from yours, Daphne - it's a Paula Deen recipe also. huh.