These cheese grits with shrimp are my version of a South Carolina coastal specialty. It will make a grits lover out of anyone!
Prep
22 min
Cook
39 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
0.75 cups uncooked grits
6 ounces garlic-flavored processed cheese
, cubed
1 pinch cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic
, minced
1 tomato
, diced
2 pounds fresh shrimp
, peeled and deveined
½ lemon
, juiced
salt to taste
Instructions
1
Cook grits according to package directions. Stir in cubed cheese and cayenne pepper. Keep warm over low heat.
2
Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic and tomato in hot butter-oil mixture until tomato begins to soften. Stir in shrimp and lemon juice. Sauté until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque. Season with salt.
3
Spread warm grits on a serving platter and cover with shrimp mixture.
Nutrition per serving
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