Recipe: Perfect Lemon- Garlic Shrimp and Grits

Lemon- Garlic Shrimp and Grits.

You can have Lemon- Garlic Shrimp and Grits using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lemon- Garlic Shrimp and Grits

1. It's 3/4 cup of Instant Grits.
2. Prepare 1/4 cup of Grated Parmesan Cheese.
3. Prepare 3 tbsp of Unsalted Butter.
4. It's 1 1/4 lb of Medium Shrimp, peeled and deveined.
5. It's 2 of large Cloves of Garlic, minced.
6. You need 1/2 of Lemon Juiced.
7. Prepare 2 tbsp of roughly chopped fresh parsley.

Lemon- Garlic Shrimp and Grits step by step

1. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat, covered. Uncover and slowly whisk in the grits, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the Parmesan and 1 tablespoon butter. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm.
2. Meanwhile, season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, garlic, and cayenne (if using), and cook, tossing, until the shrimp are pink, 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add 2 tablespoons water, the lemon juice and parsley; stir to coat the shrimp with the sauce and season with salt and pepper..
3. Divide grits and top with shrimp.... Enjoy.