Shrimp 'n' Grits for the Discriminating Housewife
Make Winning 'Desperate Housewives, Desperate for Dinner' Recipe
Nov. 13, 2006 — - Recipe by Alicia Baucom of Greenville, N.C., ABC affiliate, WCTI.
Ingredients:
4
servings of grits
½ cup
fresh ground Parmesan cheese
Salt
8 slices
of bacon cut into 1-inch pieces
3 tablespoons
olive oil
4 fresh
minced garlic gloves
¼ tsp
fresh ground pepper
¾ cup
white wine
1 pound
raw shrimp, peeled
3 green
onions, chopped
Directions:
1. Prepare 4 servings of grits according to the box instructions. Add Parmesan cheese, salt to taste, and stir. Keep covered to keep warm.
2. Brown the cut-up bacon in a skillet. Remove the bacon from the pan and save the grease. Add the olive oil, garlic, pepper, and wine to the bacon grease and heat until boiling. Add the shrimp and cover. Let it steam for about two minutes, and check for pinkness. If the shrimp is not pink, continue to cook until pink, and then add the bacon.
3. Spoon the grits into four soup bowls, add shrimp and bacon and evenly distribute the remaining liquid into each bowl. Garnish the top with chopped green onion. Serves 4.
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