Ingredients
- 1/2 lb Grits
- 1/2 lb Heavy Cream
- 1/2 lb Butter
- 2 tbsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. Black Pepper
Tasso Gravy
- 6 oz Tasso Ham
- 1 qt Heavy Cream
- 4 Cloves of Garlic
Shrimp and Grits
- 20 each 21/25 shrimps
- 20 oz Grits
- 12 oz Tasso Gravy
- 2 oz Blended Oil
- Salt & Pepper
Instructions
- Place the heavy cream and butter in a pot.
- When the butter is melted and the cream starts to boil, add the grits and stir constantly to prevent them from sticking.
- Season with Salt and Pepper.
- If the grits are too thick just add cream or water to thin them out.
Tasso Gravy
- Put all of the ingredients in a pot and simmer for thirty minutes.
- Place all the ingredients from the pot into a food processor and blend.
Shrimp and Grits
- Heat a sauté pan
- Once the sauté pan is hot, add the oil.
- Add the shrimp to the sauté pan and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the shrimp for about 3 minutes on each side.
- When the shrimp is done, add the Tasso Gravy to the sauté pan.
- Let the Tasso and shrimp simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Place the grits in a bowl.
- Add 5 shrimp to each bowl.
- Pour 3 oz of Tasso Gravy over each plate of shrimp and grits.