The first night we were on vacation back in June, we stayed the night in North Carolina. We went to a restaurant called Shuckers and I ordered Shrimp and Grits. It was so good. I had never had shrimp and grits before, even though I grew up in Florida with old-school southerners. (Don't even get me started on that conversation) Yes! There are actually southerners in Florida.
I ended up having Shrimp and Grits twice while we were on vacation and both times it was different. But, the grits still had that cheesy, spicy flavor. I couldn't figure out why the grits tasted spicy since I couldn't see any peppers.
Once I started looking around at recipes, I did see a few recipes that had cayenne powder. Oooooh! The grits I ate probably had cayenne powder!!
I think that I found a recipe close to the first dish I had. The first plate of Shrimp and Grits I had was in a spicy, creamy sauce on a rectangle of fried grits. I can not even begin to tell you how yummy that entire dish was! It had mushrooms, tomatoes and andouille sausage. The combination of creaminess and spiciness was just *mwahh*. I'm smacking my lips together right now thinking about it!
I think that I found a recipe close to the first dish I had. The first plate of Shrimp and Grits I had was in a spicy, creamy sauce on a rectangle of fried grits. I can not even begin to tell you how yummy that entire dish was! It had mushrooms, tomatoes and andouille sausage. The combination of creaminess and spiciness was just *mwahh*. I'm smacking my lips together right now thinking about it!
The second time I had Shrimp and Grits was at the Key West Grill at Broadway at the Beach.
It was totally different than the first stuff I had. This dish had creamy grits, not fried. And there was no andouille sausage and the shrimp were grilled--maybe blackened and grilled and there wasn't really any sauce to speak of.
Here's the funny part--I'm the only person in my family (here in Ohio) that likes grits (you know--the whole southern thing) and apparently recently the only one who likes shrimp. So, I would have to scale all of these recipes to feed one!
Most recipes that I've found online call for Tasso ham (a cajun spiced ham) or bacon. I did find one that had andouille in it.
I love this Tabasco recipe for Shrimp and Grits, but it didn't have an image, so I couldn't pin it! It also has bacon, instead of andouille.
Here are some of the recipes that I pinned.
The first picture is a Bobby Flay Recipe--How can Bobby Flay be wrong???
Have you ever had shrimp and grits? Do you have a favorite recipe for it?
I love shrimp and grits, but every time I see it, the recipe is different. Thanks for showing me where to find new recipes, yum!
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