December 11, 2019 | Last Updated on February 28, 2023 by Patricia Valbrun

Southern Shrimp and Grits is a classic southern dish. Shrimp, turkey, bacon on top of creamy cheesy grit sauce in creole sauce make the perfect combination of spicy, cheesy, and creamy!

Nothing screams comfort food quite like a hearty plate of Southern shrimp and grits, smothered in a rich and savory creole sauce. This classic dish is the epitome of Southern cuisine, with its combination of creamy grits and succulent shrimp cooked to perfection.

The creole sauce, a blend of spices, tomatoes, and peppers, adds an extra layer of flavor that will leave your taste buds begging for more.

How To Make Shrimp and Grits

Many call this breakfast but Southern Shrimp and Grits can be eaten anytime of the days.! Regardless of where you’re from its always good to know how to make a classic shrimp and grits. The grits are creamy from the heavy whipping cream, richness of the butter and cheese makes this dish so yummy. To cut the fat from all the bacon, sausage, butter, cheese add a little lemon juice because acid cuts the fat from fatty from food.

HOW TO MAKE CREAMY GRITS 

Cook the grits in a mixture of water and milk. I also added a little butter for extra richness. 

Stir in some shredded cheese into the grits. YUM. I used provolone and mozzarella.

Using a whisker. continue stirring everything together until well combined.

How To Marinate Shrimp

Pat the shrimp dry and season it with soy sauce, creole seasoning, paprika, lemon juice and salt, allow to marinate while we make the creole sauce.

Pan fry the shrimp, until it picks up color and set aside.

How To Make Creole Sauce

his dish is not complete unless you have a special sauce. Im not a big fan of a cream based sauce, being that the grits are already creamy SO this creole sauce was perfect and just what this dish needed.

First, cook up some bacon until it’s crispy, then remove it from the pan.

Using the same pan with the bacon grease cook the sausage, add paprika, pimento seeds, onions, garlic, allow it to brown. Then add, flour, chicken stock, better than bouillon, bay leaves, parsley and allow to simmer and thicken.

What Is Creole Sauce ?

Creole sauce is usually made from Caribbean spices; pimento seeds, garlic, bell pepper, onions, cajun seasoning, chicken bouillon, tomato and scotch bonnet pepper sauce.

To serve, spoon some grits into a shallow bowl, and scoop some of the shrimp and some of the sauce on top.

Then, sprinkle with the chopped bacon and some sliced green onions. It’s so simple and delicious!

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