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Grits a Ya Ya
Grits a Ya Ya
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
Indulgent shrimp and bacon with spinach and mushrooms in creamy sauce over smoked Gouda grits.
Ingredients:
  • 3.5 cups chicken stock
  • 0.75 cup old fashioned grits
  • 0.25 cup heavy cream, plus more as needed
  • 1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese, or more to taste
  • 8 slices bacon, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallot
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 splash white wine
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 cups chopped spinach
  • 1 cup chopped portobello mushrooms
  • 0.25 cup sliced green onions
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
Instructions:
  • In a saucepan over high heat, bring the chicken stock to a boil for the grits.
  • Pour the grits into the stock while stirring gently. Lower the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until the grits are tender and thick, stirring occasionally.
  • Add heavy cream to the grits to create a silky consistency. Incorporate Gouda cheese and butter until fully melted and velvety.
  • As the grits simmer, prepare the shrimp sauce: Sear the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until the fat is released, around 3 minutes.
  • Cook and stir shallot and garlic until shallots are tender, approximately 5 minutes.
  • Add the white wine and gently mix in the butter until it melts completely.
  • Sear shrimp in a hot skillet until they turn vibrant pink on the outside and the flesh is opaque in the center, approximately 3 minutes.
  • Add the spinach, mushrooms, and green onions and sauté until the spinach wilts, approximately 2 minutes.
  • Using a slotted spoon, delicately lift out the shrimp.
  • Add the heavy cream to the sauce and simmer until reduced by about a third, approximately 10 minutes. Season with hot sauce, salt, and pepper, then return the shrimp to the skillet to heat through.
  • Top the creamy grits with the savory shrimp and sauce for a delectable presentation.

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