Creamy Southern Shrimp and Cheese Grits recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups water 1 cup quick-cooking grits 3 ounces farmers cheese 2 ounces goat cheese 1 slice American cheese 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 large tomato, diced 2 green onions, sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon bacon drippings, or to taste 1 pound fresh shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed salt and ground black pepper to taste ¼ cup half-and-half, or more to taste 1 tablespoon dry sherry 1 green onion (green tops only), sliced
Nutrition Info
- 254.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 6.7 gcholesterol: 154.1 mgfat: 16.4 gfiber: 0.6 gprotein: 19.6 gsaturatedFat: 9.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 400.7 mgsugar: 1.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Creamy Southern Shrimp and Cheese Grits
Directions
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Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan and slowly whisk in grits, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until thickened and tender, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir farmers cheese, goat cheese, and American cheese into grits until cheese has melted. Set grits aside and keep warm.
Melt butter with vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir tomato, 2 green onions, and garlic in the hot skillet until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in bacon drippings until combined. Cook and stir shrimp with vegetables until bright pink, about 5 minutes, season to taste with salt and black pepper.
Mix grits into shrimp mixture and stir in half-and-half until smooth. Simmer the mixture to blend flavors, about 5 minutes, and add sherry. Simmer 3 more minutes before adjusting salt and black pepper. Garnish with sliced green tops of 1 green onion before serving.