Lowcountry / Gullah Geechee
Creek Shrimp and Stone-Ground Grits
Shrimpers breakfast: bacon fat, creek shrimp, slow grits.
60 minutes Serves 4
Where this comes from
Long before restaurants, this was breakfast for Sea Island shrimpers working the tide.
Ingredients
- 1 cup stone-ground grits
- 4 cups water plus 1 cup milk
- 1 lb shrimp, shells reserved
- 4 slices bacon
- 2 cloves garlic
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp butter
- Scallions
Method
- 011. Simmer grits low 45 minutes, whisking often. Finish with butter and salt.
- 022. Simmer shrimp shells in 1 cup water 15 minutes for a quick stock.
- 033. Render bacon, cook shrimp in the fat 2 minutes per side.
- 044. Add garlic, stock, and lemon; reduce to a light sauce.
- 055. Spoon over grits, top with bacon and scallion.
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