re: TD.com Recipes and Recipe Book Thread - 5th Version

Shrimp Grits:

For two servings

Need:

For Grits:
1 cup stone ground grits
2 cups water
1 cup cream or milk
1 tablespoon butter
Dash of salt

For Shrinp:
20 raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 medium onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, diced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
4 garlic cloves minced
4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces - for the meat and grease.
1 cup smoked sausage cut into small pieces
2 Green Onions, chopped
1 small tomato, peeled, seeded and diced
1/2 teaspoon Thyme
1 tablespoon creole seasoning
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons Lawry's Garlic Salt
Kosher Salt
Black pepper
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1/2 cup Chardonnay or other good dry white wine
Kosher salt (to taste)
Black pepper (to taste)

Make the stone ground grits:

1 cup grits, 2 cups water, 1 cup cream or milk, 1 tablespoon butter, 1/4 tsp salt. Bring liquid to a boil add grits stirring well to avoid lumps and simmer for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Continue cooking until the grits are done and the liquid is reduced to the thickness you like. I like mine thick - the thicker the better. And no cheese for me. If you want cheese, add it when grits are done. Set grits aside until plating the completed dish.

Shrimp:

Peel and season the shrimp (creole seasoning, red pepper flakes, cayanne pepper, thyme, Lawry's). Set aside to allow the seasoning to flavor the shrimp.

Cut up and cook the bacon. When crispy, remove bacon and set aside.

Chop onion, bell peppers, celery and saute in bacon oil. When the vegetables are tender, add the sausage and cook over medium heat for a few minutes, then add the tomato and minced garlic.

Cook until the garlic is tender and the tomato begins to break down, then add 1/2 cup of Chardonnay and the shrimp. The shrimp should cook in three or four minutes. When the shrimp are cooked, add the bacon and a half cup of cream.

Remove shrimp from heat. Set up two shallow soup bowls with the grits, add the shrimp and garnish with green onions.

Serve with butter toasted bread.