SHRIMP AND GRAVY

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Delicious brown gravy with shrimp! Easy recipe, good over grits or rice! This can be made with either bacon or ham.

Provided by HardCore_Momma

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

¾ cup chopped raw bacon
1 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ cup water
½ cup evaporated milk
1 pound medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
1 cube beef bouillon
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Place the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until crisp. Remove bacon and set aside, leaving the grease in the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and add the onions to the pan. Cook and stir until transparent.
In a small bowl or cup, stir together the flour and water. Mix in the evaporated milk. Pour into the pan with the onions; cook, stirring constantly, until gravy has thickened. Stir in the bouillon cube, garlic salt, chives, salt and pepper. Return the bacon to the skillet, and add the shrimp. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes, until shrimp are pink and opaque. Serve over grits, biscuits or rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.8 calories, Carbohydrate 9.6 g, Cholesterol 193.9 mg, Fat 9.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 30.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 2034.6 mg, Sugar 4.1 g