South Carolina Lowcountry

Shrimp and grits

Name: Shrimp and grits
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Southern American
Ingredients: 1 cup coarse cornmeal or grits maize flour (fine yellow cornmeal); 2 1/2 cups water; 1 1/4 cups milk; 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese; 3 rashers chopped bacon (streaky rashers, streaky bacon); 400 g peeled and deveined prawns (shrimp); 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp as paprika kashmiri chilli powder; a pinch as cayenne red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 2 tsp lemon juice; 2 sliced spring onion (green onion, scallion); Salt, to taste

Creamy cheesy grits, garlicky prawns, a little bacon. Lowcountry comfort.

40 minTime

31 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Lowcountry breakfast2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCheese grits with prawns and bacon, Charleston style.

The original

461kcalsame

31 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

40minutessame

Shrimp and grits.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maize flour (fine yellow cornmeal)1 cup coarse cornmeal or grits

Water2½ cups

Milk1¼ cups

Butter2 tbsp

Cheddar cheese½ cup, grated

Bacon (streaky rashers, streaky bacon)3 rashers, chopped

Prawns (shrimp)400 g, peeled and deveined

Garlic4 cloves

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp, as paprika

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)a pinch, as cayenne

Lemon juice2 tsp

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, sliced

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Bring water, milk and a pinch of salt to a simmer. Whisk in grits slowly.
2Cook on low, stirring often, 20 to 25 minutes until creamy. Stir in butter and cheese.
3Fry bacon until crisp; remove. In the drippings, cook garlic for 30 seconds.
4Add prawns, paprika and cayenne. Cook 2 minutes a side, finish with lemon and bacon.
5Spoon grits into bowls and top with prawns and spring onion.

Serve it like this

Spoon grits into a wide shallow bowl, pile prawns in the centre with their pan juices and finish with spring onion and lemon.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

South Carolina Lowcountry

Shrimp and grits

Creamy cheesy grits, garlicky prawns, a little bacon. Lowcountry comfort.

40 minTime

31 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Lowcountry breakfast2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCheese grits with prawns and bacon, Charleston style.

The original

461kcalsame

31 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

40minutessame

Shrimp and grits.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Maize flour (fine yellow cornmeal)1 cup coarse cornmeal or grits

Water2½ cups

Milk1¼ cups

Butter2 tbsp

Cheddar cheese½ cup, grated

Bacon (streaky rashers, streaky bacon)3 rashers, chopped

Prawns (shrimp)400 g, peeled and deveined

Garlic4 cloves

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp, as paprika

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)a pinch, as cayenne

Lemon juice2 tsp

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, sliced

Saltto taste

Method

5 steps

1Bring water, milk and a pinch of salt to a simmer. Whisk in grits slowly.
2Cook on low, stirring often, 20 to 25 minutes until creamy. Stir in butter and cheese.
3Fry bacon until crisp; remove. In the drippings, cook garlic for 30 seconds.
4Add prawns, paprika and cayenne. Cook 2 minutes a side, finish with lemon and bacon.
5Spoon grits into bowls and top with prawns and spring onion.

Serve it like this

Spoon grits into a wide shallow bowl, pile prawns in the centre with their pan juices and finish with spring onion and lemon.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Shrimp and grits

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Shrimp and grits

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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