shrimp & grits with andouille crab gravy

Name: Shrimp & Grits with Andouille Crab Gravy
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: One medium green pepper,fine dice; One medium yellow onions, fine dice; Two ounce(s) chopped garlic, fine dice; Six tablespoon(s) unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cup(s) dark brown sugar; One cup(s) all purpose flour; One pint(s) heavy cream; 4 cup(s) quick grits, not instant; One tablespoon(s) cajun spice; One pound(s) 16/20 shrimp,peeled and deveined; 16 ounce(s) lump crab meat or blue crab meat; 16 ounce(s) andouille sausage, sliced on the bias; 4 cup(s) chicken stock, light

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William Smith

chattanooga, TN

Updated on Jul 22, 2014

My freinds and family goes nuts when I even hint about making this dish! Everyone makes a shrimp and grits, but when you add the crabmeat gravy, it puts it into a different category by its self!

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Southern style Shrimp and Grits with Andouille Crabmeat Gravy, you know you want to try this!!!!!!!

prep time 45 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Pan Fry

yield Six

Ingredients

One medium green pepper,fine dice
One medium yellow onions, fine dice
Two ounce chopped garlic, fine dice
Six tablespoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
One cup all purpose flour
One pint heavy cream
4 cups quick grits, not instant
One tablespoon cajun spice
One pound 16/20 shrimp,peeled and deveined
16 ounces lump crab meat or blue crab meat
16 ounces andouille sausage, sliced on the bias
4 cups chicken stock, light

How To Make shrimp & grits with andouille crab gravy

Step 1

Take and melt butter under medium high heat, once melted,sweat onions and peppers together, two to three min. Then add garlic,brown sugar and flour, make an almond color roux by blending it all together.

Step 2

When the roux is made, add the chicken stock by pouring in very slowly to smooth out the roux, you don't want lumpy roux, then add heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste, keep on low heat
Step 3

Take your favorite skillet and set it to low heat, add a pad of butter and add shrimp and sliced sausage, add Cajun seasoning to taste. You want to cook all together until shrimp is nice n pink with a golden brown color. Once cooked, keep warm on a back burner
Step 4

While the meat is cooking, cook your grits to your taste appeal
Step 5

When everything is all cooked, add your crabmeat to the gravy at the very end to heat up, always add crab at the end, it will disintegrate if you cook it earlier,
Step 6

To plate-lay a scoop of grits first, with shrimp on one side and sausage on the other side. Now take a ladle full of the crab meat gravy and ladle right over the middle. Then top with favorite chopped herb
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