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Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits Recipe
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Old Charleston Style Shrimp and Grits

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Directions

  1. Bring water, grits, and salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan with a lid. Stir in half-and-half and simmer until grits are thickened and tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.
  2. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and cayenne pepper; drizzle with lemon juice. Set aside in a bowl.
  3. Place andouille sausage slices in a large skillet over medium heat; fry sausage until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
  4. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Retain bacon drippings in skillet. Transfer bacon slices to paper towels, let cool, and crumble.
  5. Cook and stir green, red, and yellow bell peppers, onion, and garlic in the bacon drippings until the onion is translucent, about 8 minutes.
  6. Stir shrimp and cooked vegetables into the andouille sausage and mix to combine.
  7. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour to make a smooth paste. Turn heat to low and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is medium brown in color, 8 to 10 minutes. Watch carefully, mixture burns easily.
  8. Pour the butter-flour mixture into the skillet with andouille sausage, shrimp, and vegetables. Place the skillet over medium heat and pour in chicken broth, bacon and Worcestershire sauce, cooking and stirring until the sauce thickens and the shrimp become opaque and bright pink, about 8 minutes.
  9. Just before serving, mix sharp Cheddar cheese into grits until melted and grits are creamy and light yellow. Serve shrimp mixture over cheese grits.
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  • PREP 30 mins
  • COOK 45 mins
  • READY IN 1 hr 15 mins
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Most Helpful Positive Review
Apr 16, 2012

This was freaking AHHHMAZING!!!! Possibly my BEST dinner ever. YUM

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Most Helpful Critical Review
Apr 07, 2013

This was my first time having shrimp and grits of any kind. Although it wasn't bad, it wasn't the best recipe I've ever made.

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39 Ratings

Nov 24, 2012

Absolutely the BEST Shrimp and Grits I have ever made! My son does not like Shrimp and Grits but after trying this, his response was "This is how Shrimp and Grits should be made". All smiles in this household!!!

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May 18, 2012

Can you say YUMMMMEEEEEEEE? This was fantastic. only thing I did different was omit the bacon since I forgot to buy it and I used queso cheese instead. Other than that the directions were right on the button and the flavors, well, YUMMMMEEEEEEEE!!!

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Apr 30, 2012

Very good! I had never heard of the shrimp and grits combo until my husband mentioned that he wanted it for dinner. Well, I made him make it and it was excellent! He followed the recipe exactly except for Worcestershire because we were out.

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Jun 19, 2012

There couldn't possibly be a quicker or more delicious shrimp and grits recipe! I use this recipe to feed my ever-growing teen boys and their friends. The sausage adds lots of meat without much cost. Wonderful!

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Jun 30, 2012

wish i could give it more than 5 stars. I omitted bacon and salt. I used 2 cups of chicken broth and 1 cup of water instead of 3 cups of water. i saved shrimp from sausage mixture and added it to flour butter roux. I cooked the shrimp just until barely done. This is the best meal on the planetl.

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Mar 18, 2013

We loved this recipe. I cut down on the fat a little but subbing 2% for the half and half and used half the bacon. Still the dish turned out great. I liked it better than the shrimp and grits I had while visiting Charlestown.

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Nutrition

  • Calories
  • 620 kcal
  • 31%
  • Carbohydrates
  • 16.4 g
  • 5%
  • Cholesterol
  • 270 mg
  • 90%
  • Fat
  • 43.8 g
  • 67%
  • Fiber
  • 1.2 g
  • 5%
  • Protein
  • 38.8 g
  • 78%
  • Sodium
  • 1803 mg
  • 72%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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