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Shrimp and grits with bacon and corn
Shrimp and grits is an easy, comfort food classic. Juicy shrimp cooked with bacon and corn served on creamy grits is always a crowd favorite.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 514 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken stock / water
- pinch of salt
- 2 cup grits / polenta / maize (pap)
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
For the shrimp
- 250 g (½lb) streaky bacon finely chopped
- 750 g (1½lb) Shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 tbsp cajun spice / seasoning
- pinch of salt
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 cup cream
- 1-2 tbsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- spring / green onion for serving
- chopped parsley for serving
- 2 cups frozen / fresh corn
Instructions
- Heat chicken stock (or water) in a deep pot with a pinch of salt.
- Whisk the grits (or polenta/pap) into the simmering stock until it starts thickening. Cover and reduce the heat and allow to cook for 20 minutes over medium-low heat.
- After 20 minutes, stir in the butter and Parmesan. Season to taste then turn the heat all the way down, cover and allow to steam for another 20 minutes until fully cooked.
- Chop the bacon then cook in a warm pan until crisp and golden. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon, leaving behind the bacon fat.
- Season the shrimp with the cajun seasoning and a pinch of salt and cook in the bacon fat until golden brown on both sides. Remove and set aside.
- Add the bacon and corn back into the pan with the garlic and cook for a few minutes.
- Pour in the cream and lemon juice then simmer until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Add the shrimp back into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the grits into bowls then add the shrimp. Garnish with spring onion and parsley and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
514kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
270mg
(90%)
Sodium
1084mg
(45%)
Potassium
357mg
(10%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
808IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
133mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 514
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 514kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 270mg | 90% |
| Sodium | 1084mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 357mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 808IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 133mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.