Shrimp and Grits

On our last night at the beach house this year I decided to do something I had never tried before. And boy am I so glad that I did!

1 C yellow corn grits( why yellow corn grits and where do I buy these? Well to answer why, I believe that these just make such a better tasting bowl of grits and to find them well I hope your as lucky as me and in our small town there's a local grocery by the name of Super Sav that regularly carries them)

1 1/2 stick butter

3/4 C milk

1 C water

1 C half and half

1/4 c. Sour cream

Salt and pepper

2 lbs peeled Shrimp (marinated in 2 T tobasco sauce and 3 T of buttermilk overnight and some salt and pepper)

5 or 6 green onions chopped

8 cremini mushrooms sliced

3/4 C chicken broth

1/2 lemon juiced

1 small clove garlic minced

1 C of Italian blended cheese

1/2 C Parmesan cheese

Now most southern ladies know how to put on a pot of grits. But in case you haven't had the pleasure of this experience then it's as easy as putting your water, 1/2 stick of butter, 1 T salt in a pot and bringing it to a boil. Add your grits and whisk. Add your milk and stir in a little half and half at a time till you get the consistency you like. Some like them thick and some like them really soupy. I'm in between and like mine to coat them spoon like a thick soup. When you get the consistency you like stir in the sour cream and cheeses and set aside.

Place 1/2 stick butter in frying pan and melt. Dump shrimp into pan with marinade and all. Cook till pink and pour in a  bowl to keep warm.

 Now throw your onion, garlic, and mushrooms into the same pan with 2 tbs of butter and cook down till soft. Add your chicken broth and scrape up your browned bits on the bottom. Reduce your liquid by half and squeeze in your lemon juice. Stir and add the rest of your butter and then your shrimp back into the pan. Off the heat but let set for a few minutes.

To serve: ladle hot grits into a bowl and place shrimp on top. Drizzle with some of the sauce /gravy in the pan.

Garish: sprinkle with a little leftover Parmesan and green onions! 

Enjoy!