Shrimp and Grits

Name: Shrimp and Grits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g large prawns, peeled; 200g coarse white grits or polenta; 800ml chicken stock; 100g cheddar cheese, grated; 60g butter; 150g bacon, diced; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green pepper, diced; 200ml chicken stock for sauce; 1 tbsp hot sauce; 4 spring onions, sliced

Southern shrimp and grits with bacon, butter and a spicy sauce, a Charleston classic. Stirring the grits constantly as they cook stops them clumping and gives them their signature smooth, creamy texture.

Total time

40 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

gluten-free

Ingredients

500glarge prawns, peeled

200gcoarse white grits or polenta

800mlchicken stock

100gcheddar cheese, grated

60gbutter

150gbacon, diced

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

1green pepper, diced

200mlchicken stock for sauce

1 tbsphot sauce

4spring onions, sliced

Instructions

Bring 800ml stock to boil, whisk in grits and stir constantly 20 minutes until thick.

Stir in butter and cheese, season generously.

Fry bacon until crispy, set aside.

Fry onion and green pepper in bacon fat until soft.

Add garlic and prawns, cook until pink.

Add stock and hot sauce, cook 2 minutes.

Spoon grits into bowls, top with prawn mixture.

Scatter with bacon and spring onions.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

571

Protein

52.5g

Fat

37g

Carbs

8.1g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

1719mg

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