| Level: | Easy |
| Level: | Easy |
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup grits
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 3/4 cups boiling water
- 4 slices bacon, thinly sliced
- PanSeared Grits, recipe above
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 10 to 12 ounces medium shrimp in the shell, washed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 red jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded, and julienned
- 2 green jalapeno chiles, stemmed, seeded, and julienned
- 1 bunch green onions, trimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- Juice of 2 limes
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, stir the grits and salt into the boiling water. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and pout into a buttered 8×8-inch dish. Let cool until firm. Remove from the dish and cut into quarters.
- Fry the bacon in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. With slotted spoon, remove the bacon and drain on paper towels, reserving the fat in the pan.
- In the same skillet, sear the quartered grits over high heat until golden on both sides. With a spatula, transfer to a platter.
- Combine the salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, and cayenne in a bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to coat evenly.
- Wipe the skillet clean and heat the olive oil over high heat. Saute the shrimp 1 to 2 minutes. Toss in the jalapenos, green onion, garlic and reserved bacon and cook 1 minute longer. Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice. Scatter over the seared grits and serve.