With great Southern flavors, grilled shrimp is served with cheesy grits, a rich roux sauce, and topped with crumbled bacon. This decadent meal isn’t for the faint of heart. You’ll want a crisp cold beer served alongside this filling and comforting meal.
The grits in this dish are creamy and smooth, thanks to a handful of shredded cheese. If you don’t have white cheddar, you can use any cheese you like. Take note that your grits will be colored by the color of your cheese.
A roux is an equal combination of fat (oil, lard, butter, etc.) and flour cooked together. It is often used to thicken or flavor dishes. You can cook your roux from white, to blond, to brown, depending on the flavor you would like as the end result.
Assemble all of the ingredients you need ahead of time to make cooking quick and easy.
Marinate the shrimp for a few minutes before cooking to give them extra flavor.
You can cook the roux from light to dark, depending on how rich you prefer the flavor.
This is a rich and flavorful dish with roux, cheesy grits, bacon, and green onions.
Grilled Shrimp and Grits Recipe
With great Southern flavors, grilled shrimp is served with cheesy grits, a rich roux sauce, and topped with crumbled bacon.
Preparation 15 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Ready in 45 minutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
Roux Gravy
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub
White Cheese Grits
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup grits (regular not instant)
- 8 ounces white cheddar cheese shredded
- salt and pepper to taste
Grilled Shrimp
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoons green onions chopped
- 1 lemon cut in half
To Serve
- 1 tablespoon green onions sliced
- 4 rashers bacon cooked and crumbled
Directions
Roux Gravy
- Pour the ½ cup vegetable oil into a heavy bottom saucepan and set to medium-low heat.
- Whisk in the ½ cup all-purpose flour. Keep stirring the flour-oil mixture with a whisk at a gentle simmer until you reach your desired brown color.Tip: The roux will begin to cook and change color as the oil warms up. The darker the roux, the deeper the nutty flavor. 25 minutes is not an unreasonable time to reach the desired color. Try not to burn the roux or else you will have to start over.
- When the roux is ready, remove the pan from the stove and slowly add the water a little at a time. When completed this will make about 3 cups of gravy.
- Once the roux sauce is done, season to taste with Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub and set aside to keep warm.
White Cheese Grits
- Melt half the butter (4 tablespoons) in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the milk and water.
- Slowly stir in the grits with a whisk and cook.
- Once the grits are halfway done, stir in the remaining butter (4 tablespoons). Continue to cook, stirring, until the grits are done to your liking.
- Stir in the cheese then season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside to keep warm.
Grilled Shrimp
- Toss the shrimp with some oil to coat then add the chopped garlic and sprinkle Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub onto the shrimp. Toss to coat then let marinate for a few minutes.
- Grill the shrimp on direct heat until they are pink and barely done. Tip: If your shrimp are small they could fall through your grill grates To avoid this skewer them before grilling. You can also sauté the shrimp in a pan on the stove.
- As the shrimp come off the grill, place them in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon butter and green onions then toss. Let the residual heat melt the butter and wilt the green onions. Squeeze the lemon juice over the shrimp.
- Season to taste with more Slap Yo’ Daddy "Love Me Tender" All Purpose Rub.
To Serve
- In a serving bowl, ladle in a sixth of the gravy, then a sixth of the grits to create a 'puddle' in the middle.
- Top with the lemony shrimp then garnish with the fresh green onions and bacon.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 794kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 33gFat: 58gSaturated Fat: 25gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 224mgSodium: 866mgPotassium: 481mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1164IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 455mgIron: 2mg
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