SHRIMP & GRITS Recipe | How to Make The PERFECT Brunch Dish!

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while smoked sausage can be more affordable.

Start by making quick pickled Fresno peppers: combine 1/4 cup sugar, a pinch of salt, and white wine vinegar in a pot, bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar and salt, then let sit to cool.

In a separate pot, bring 3 cups of low sodium chicken broth to a boil.

Add 1 cup of stone ground grits to the boiling broth, reduce heat to low, and cook for 5 to 10 minutes until creamy but not mushy.

Prepare the shrimp by seasoning with salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, cayenne, and garlic powder.

In a skillet, heat a little vegetable oil over medium heat and cook the seasoned shrimp until they start to turn pink.

Remove the shrimp and set aside, then add thick cut bacon to the skillet and cook until crispy, rendering out the fat.

Add diced onion and pepper to the skillet with the bacon fat, cooking until the onion is almost translucent.

Add minced garlic to the skillet and cook until fragrant.

Deglaze the skillet with white wine, scraping up the fond from the bottom.

Add lemon juice and 1/4 stick of butter to the skillet, stirring to combine.

Return the shrimp to the skillet, mixing with the sauce, bacon, onion, and pepper.

Finish the grits by stirring in butter and cheese, then taste for seasoning.

Plate the creamy grits, top with the shrimp and sauce, and garnish with quick pickled Fresno peppers and parsley.

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