Chef John's Shrimp and Grits

Name: Chef John's Shrimp and Grits
Total time: 55
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces; ¼ cup water; 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 dash Worcestershire sauce; 4 cups water; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup white grits; ½ cup shredded white Cheddar cheese; 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined; ½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper; 2 tablespoons minced green onion; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Recipe by John Mitzewich from allrecipes.com

Breakfast,Lunch,Side Dish 55 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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4 slices bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
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¼ cup water
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2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
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2 teaspoons lemon juice
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1 dash Worcestershire sauce
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4 cups water
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup white grits
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½ cup shredded white Cheddar cheese

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1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
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½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning
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½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
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¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
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1 pinch cayenne pepper
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1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper
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2 tablespoons minced green onion
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3 cloves garlic, minced
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until almost crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer bacon to a dish, leaving drippings in the skillet.
Whisk 1/4 cup water, cream, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl.
Stir 4 cups water, butter, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a pot; bring to a boil. Whisk grits into pot, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook until grits are creamy, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and stir white Cheddar cheese into grits.
Place shrimp in a large bowl and season with Cajun seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper, and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
Heat skillet with bacon drippings over high heat. Cook shrimp in hot bacon fat in a single layer for 1 minute. Turn shrimp and add jalapeno; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir cream mixture, bacon, green onion, and garlic to shrimp mixture; cook and stir, adding water as necessary to thin the sauce, until shrimp are cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
Ladle grits into a bowl and top with shrimp and sauce.