canela's kitchen

Basic Shrimp and Grits

30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup stone-ground grits

• 1/4 cup butter

• 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

• 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

• 6 slices bacon, chopped into tiny pieces (optional)

• 1 half lemon, squeezed

• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

• 1 cup green onions, sliced

• 1 garlic clove, minced

• Salt, pepper & granulated garlic to taste

Directions

Make grits according to package directions on a medium low setting, adding salt & pepper. Just prior to the grits finishing cooking, add cheese & butter. Cover until ready to serve.

Rinse shrimp & pat dry with a paper towel. If using bacon, fry bacon in a large pan until crisp then remove from pan, setting them on a paper towel to drain the grease. Add green onion & garlic to the bacon grease, then add shrimp.

If not using bacon, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to pan, then saute’ green onion and garlic, then add shrimp.

Add salt, pepper and granulated garlic to shrimp. Shrimp cooks very quickly. In 3 to 5 minutes, pin will turn pink. Add lemon juice and parsley to the shrimp, then remove from heat.

Serve over grits in a bowl. Garnish with Bacon bits if desired.

Serves 4.