Shrimp & Grits - Appy, Brunch, Main-Dish & More!
Recipe: #29536
May 23, 2018
Categories: Breakfast, Appetizers, Southern Southwest, 5-Minute Prep, Brunch, No Eggs, more
"With a goal of full disclosure in mind, you should know the idea for & parts of this recipe were found in an email from Becky at thecookierookiedotcom, 1 of my favorite creative genius bloggers. BUT you should also know I modified her recipe substantially to better suit our taste preferences, dining needs & ingredient availability. I've entered the recipe the way I needed it to be, but also did my best to note Becky's intent. It's truly a multi-purpose recipe as (in my imagination) it works as breakfast/brunch fare, as quesadillas or a wrap, as an appetizer or as a main-dish. Becky's intent was for it to serve 8 as an appy OR 4 as a main-dish. I chose the former in 1 cup appy servings. ENJOY!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (204.3 g)
- Calories 311.5
- Total Fat - 17.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.6 g
- Cholesterol - 116.4 mg
- Sodium - 1272.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 21.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 4.7 g
- Protein - 18.4 g
- Calcium - 275.6 mg
- Iron - 6.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Pour the milk (or cream, if using) into a med-large saucepan. Heat the milk (or cream, if using) over med-high heat, watching carefully. Just as it begins a simmering boil, reduce heat to simmer.
Step 2
Stir in the grits, butter, garlic powder, salt & pepper. Stir until the butter melts & then add the cheese, stirring constantly as it melts so it is fully incorporated w/the grits.
Step 3
Once the grits are at the desired consistency (Should be approx 2-3 min), remove from the heat. Stir in the baby shrimp, extra 2 tbsp of butter, capers & lemon juice. Place into 8 appy cups. Sprinkle w/sml capers, parsley & bacon crumbles (if using). Serve immediately.
Step 4
NOTE: Becky's recipe used 2 12-oz pkgs of SeaPak Shrimp Scampi, cooked per pkg directions plus the bacon crumbles. My recipe used pre-cooked baby shrimp, created the scampi-like sauce & made the bacon crumbles optional as I felt they were not needed as part of a scampi-style recipe. You can make your own choices from the options.
Tips
- No special items are required.