Dinner tonight, grits and shrimp

[stonewallred]

One of my favorites, as I have two ways of cooking it. One way is when I get home and am ready to eat, and the other is more of a WoW type impressive meal.
But like many things I cook, it is much easier to cook than it looks.

1) grits, per normal
2) I use salad shrimp
3) sweat onions and green peppers, turn up the heat and add shrimp to pan, then mix into grits with some garlic powder, salt, pepper and if you like hot, some red pepper flakes.
Nice and simple, cheap, and quick.

1) grits per normal
2) sweat onions, green peppers and chopped fresh garlic
3) heat cast iron griddle with raised bars in oven until 400 degrees
4) pull cast iron griddle, and use bigger, peeled and de-veined shrimp
5) throw shrimp and vegs onto pan, making sure to get sear marks on shrimp
6) mix with grits, and serve with some lightly oiled and toasted french bread with a touch of butter (season to taste)

neither takes more than 20 minutes tops, and both are delicious.

[dudeabides]

What's a grit?

[Chris_Worthington]

I actually like grits and I love shrimp, but the 2 together?

[stonewallred]

Classic SC/LA meal.
Italians put all kinds of stuff in their grits, and call it polenta, and folks love it.
We do it and call it "x" and grits, folks think it is bad.
Go figure.

[Bebe]

polenta e semplice, no miscelato

[Green Mountain]

What's a grit?

Times two !!!! Go PATROITS !!!!

[stonewallred]

Grits?
You actually don't know what grits are?
Think cream of wheat, except made from corn and really good to eat.
Grits are the same thing cornbread is made from, minus the flour and baking powder/soda.
Cook them in boiling, then simmering water, add butter, salt and pepper, and eat them with eggs, bacon and maybe some red eye gravy.

[behappy]

Classic SC/LA meal.
Italians put all kinds of stuff in their grits, and call it polenta, and folks love it.
We do it and call it "x" and grits, folks think it is bad.
Go figure.

Actually, I have lived all over S. Louisianan and Mississippi.
I love grits and I love shrimp.

I have NEVER seen that combination until I went to Alabama (Mobile).

[stonewallred]

Got friends in BR and near NO who introduced it to me.
Wonder if it is a regional socioeconomic/cultural thingee, sort of like hog's brains and eggs or chitlins?

[behappy]

Got friends in BR and near NO who introduced it to me.
Wonder if it is a regional socioeconomic/cultural thingee, sort of like hog's brains and eggs or chitlins?

Now, Hog's head cheese is good! Especially if it is made right.

[stephy]

Shrimp and CHEESE Grits have been on the menu as long as I can remember.........

CHEESE Grits are a acquired taste for many.....

I'm a transplant, but, I crave good Grits.....[ It took me a while ]

[dudeabides]

I'll admit, they sound good.

[ncboston]

Just tried shrimp and grits at a local restaurant. They were excellent.