President Obama's Shrimp Bacon And Cheese Grits
Created by dienia b on January 21, 2025
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #44095
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled, halved lengthwise, deveined
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, to taste
- Grits
- 1 teaspoons salt, to taste
- 1 1/2 cups stone-ground grits (not instant or quick cooking)
- 6 cups water, boiling
- Gravy
- 6 ounces bacon, thick slices, chopped (6 slices)
- 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup green onions, minced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, sharp, shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine the shrimp with the lemon juice and a few generous splashes of hot pepper sauce .
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Step 2: Let sit while you begin the grits and gravy.
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Step 3: Prepare the grits in a large heavy saucepan.
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Step 4: First bringing 6 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of the salt to a boil.
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Step 5: Whisk in the grits a few handfuls at a time. (They will bubble up initially.)
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Step 6: When you have added all the grits, reduce the heat to a very low simmer and cook over low heat for 35-40 minutes, stirring occasionally at first and more frequently toward the end.
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Step 7: While the grits simmer, get the gravy underway.
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Step 8: Fry the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until brown but still limp.
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Step 9: Stir in the onion, green pepper and garlic, and continue cooking until the onion and pepper are limp, about 5 minutes.
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Step 10: Add the green onions.
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Step 11: Sprinkle the flour over the mixture, stir, and continue sauteing for 5 minutes longer.
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Step 12: Stir in the stock and salt to taste, and cook for 5 minutes longer.
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Step 13: Remove from the heat while you finish the grits.
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Step 14: When the grits are thick and creamy, stir in the butter, followed by the cheese.
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Step 15: Add a splash of hot pepper sauce and additional salt if you like.
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Step 16: Cover the grits while you finish the gravy.
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Step 17: Return the gravy to medium heat and stir in the shrimp.
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Step 18: Cook until the shrimp are opaque throughout, about 5 minutes.
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Step 19: Season to taste.
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Step 20: Serve immediately, mounding the grits in large shallow bowls or on plates, and covering them with shrimp and gravy.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (374.4 g)
- Calories 209.6
- Total Fat - 9.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.5 g
- Cholesterol - 130.1 mg
- Sodium - 1118.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.6 g
- Sugars - 2 g
- Protein - 19.6 g
- Calcium - 215.5 mg
- Iron - 2.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 19.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg