This shrimp and grits will bring a little bit of southern goodness to warm up a crisp fall night night. When I lived in the south, Shrimp and Grits was one of my favorite things to order at a restaurant. After I moved here, I had to come up with my own recipe. The grits had to be creamy, the bacon crisp and the shrimp bright and sweet. This recipe hits all three points perfectly! Add a bit of sharp cheddar on top and it all comes together perfectly!
Shrimp and Grits
Author: Rocky Mountain Woman
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- salt and pepper
- 1 C stone ground grits
- 3 T butter
- 1 lb of shrimp, peeled and deveined
- juice from one medium lemon
- 3 slices of bacon, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup thinly sliced scallions
- ¼ C dry white wine
- 2 C shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Make grits:
- Bring water to a boil, add salt and pepper to taste
- Add grits
- Simmer for 25 minutes or until water is absorbed
- Add butter and stir in
- While the grits are simmering:
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium high heat until crispy
- Drain some of the grease
- Add garlic, let it cook for a minute
- Add shrimp and cook until shrimp turns pink
- Add scallions
- Squeeze lemon over the whole thing
- Add wine and let sizzle a minute
- Serve shrimp over grits
- Sprinkle (a lot) of cheese over the top
You can use instant grits, but the real thing is so much better.
Buy the best sharp cheddar you can find, it makes a big difference in this recipe!
xxoo,
RMW
I love shrimp and I love grits. This meal would be a hit with me.
Granny Annie – sounds like a perfect combo for you!
Ooh what a delicious comforting dish! I had some delicious shrimp and grits at a New Year’s Day party this year! 😀
Hi Lorraine!
Thanks for stopping by.
xxoo,
RMW
This is such an iconic Southern dish and I wonder why I never got to try it when I was in the region. Something to add to my list for sure 🙂
It’s such a purely Southern dish. I do miss the food in the South.
So comforting ! Thank you for an autumn dinner idea ! Will do ! Cannot resist pinning !
Thanks for stopping by 2pots!!
We’re going somewhere very good tonight and I’d love to curl up with a big bowl of this please RMW! I also have grits which is very exciting 😀