Aprie's Spicy Creole Shrimp Bowl
By
Aprie Allen
@aprie
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This is a meal for the whole family to enjoy, on cold Winter nights, it comforts you and fills you up, but there's on catch, it makes you come back for more. Bonaparte!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp
- butter, softened
- 2 Tbsp
- garlic clove (minced)
- 1 Tbsp
- thyme, leaves
- 1 c
- chicken broth
- 1 c
- heavey whipping cream
- 1 c
- water
- 1 c
- yellow grits
- 1/4 tsp
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 c
- finely chopped celery
- 1 c
- butter, divided
- 1/4 c
- chopped green peppers
- 1/4 c
- shallots (finely chopped)
- 2 3/4 lb
- large shrimps (peeled and cleaned)
- 1/2 c
- fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 c
- dry white wine or 8 oz verjuice
- 1 Tbsp
- fresh parsley
- 1/2 c
- tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 1/4 Tbsp
- red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper
How to Make Aprie's Spicy Creole Shrimp Bowl
- 1Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan. Add garlic and 1 tablespoon thyme; sauté 1 minute. Add broth, whipping cream, and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil; whisk in grits. Reduce heat to low; cook 10 minutes or until done, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet. Add celery and next 3 ingredients; sauté 30 seconds. Add shrimp, and cook 7 minutes. Remove shrimp from skillet. - 2Add juice, and cook 6 minutes over medium heat or until most liquid has evaporated, stirring to loosen browned bits.
Reduce heat to low; whisk in remaining butter, 1 tablespoon at a time. Stir in lemon juice, tomato, and parsley. Serve over grits. Garnish, if desired. Verjuice is an acidic, sour liquid made from grapes. It's used like lemon juice or wine to heighten flavor
