GRITS A YA YA

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A friend of mine made this for a Mardi Gras dinner. It was so delicious, I just had to have the recipe.

Provided by Irene

Categories Side Dish Grain Side Dish Recipes Grits

Time 50m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

3 ½ cups chicken stock
¾ cup old fashioned grits
¼ cup heavy cream, plus more as needed
1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese, or more to taste
¼ cup butter
8 slices bacon, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon minced shallot
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 splash white wine
1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 cups chopped spinach
1 cup chopped portobello mushrooms
¼ cup sliced green onions
2 cups heavy cream
1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.
Slowly pour the grits into the stock while stirring constantly.
Reduce heat to low; simmer until the grits are tender and thick, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in 1/4 cup heavy cream to thin the grits.
Stir in the Gouda cheese and 1/4 cup butter until melted and smooth.
While the grits are cooking, place the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium heat; cook until the bacon fat is rendered, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the shallot and garlic; cooking and stirring until the shallots are tender, about 5 minutes.
Pour in the white wine and stir in 3 tablespoons butter, cooking and stirring until the butter has melted.
Drop the shrimp in the skillet; cook and stir until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the spinach, mushrooms, and green onions; cook and stir until the spinach wilts, about 2 minutes more.
Remove the shrimp with a slotted spoon.
Stir in 2 cups heavy cream. Simmer until the cream is reduced by about a third, about 10 minutes.
Season with hot sauce, salt, and pepper.
Return the shrimp to the skillet to heat through.
Serve shrimp and sauce over the prepared grits.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 838.9 calories, Carbohydrate 21.8 g, Cholesterol 321.5 mg, Fat 70.5 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 29.6 g, SaturatedFat 38.6 g, Sodium 1108.5 mg, Sugar 1.5 g