Recipe: Yummy Lemon garlic shrimp and grits

Lemon garlic shrimp and grits. These grits are creamy, dreamy, and perfect. Transfer to a large bowl, making sure to drizzle all the herbed butter from the pan over the top, and toss. Garlic and the fresh taste of lemon flavor these easy shrimp served over bowls of hot cooked grits.

Recently, the grit recipe that has gained popularity would be the lemon-garlic shrimp grits as this dish celebrates the flavor of each individual ingredient. Plate the grits in bowls and top with the shrimp and sauce. Serve with lemon wedges if desired. You can have Lemon garlic shrimp and grits using 9 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Lemon garlic shrimp and grits

1. Prepare 3/4 cup of instant grits.
2. It's of kosher salt.
3. You need of freshly ground black pepper.
4. Prepare 3 tablespoon of unsalted butter.
5. Prepare 0.57 kg of [570g] peeled, removed poo, medium shrimp.
6. Prepare 2 of large minced clove garlic.
7. It's 1/2 of juice of lemon.
8. You need 2 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley.
9. You need of pepper [ optional ].

This Lemon Garlic Shrimp & Grits is going to quickly become a family favorite! Buttery and cheesy grits are perfectly complemented by garlicky lemon shrimp. Shrimp and grits is a classic Low Country dish. "Low Country" implies the Gulf states, particularly Louisiana. You can serve it with my Greek Orzo (pictured below) or it also pairs deliciously with pasta, rice, veggies, grits, potatoes and salad.

Lemon garlic shrimp and grits instructions

1. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat, covered.
2. Uncover and slowly whisk in the grits, add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper..
3. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook the grits mixture, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes..
4. Stir in the parmesan and add 1 tablespoon butter into the grits mixture.
5. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper..
6. Cover mixture to keep warm..
7. Meanwhile, season the shrimp with salt and pepper..
8. Melt the remaining 2 of tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat..
9. Add the shrimp and garlic, and cook, tossing, until the shrimp are pink, for about 3 to 4 minutes..
10. Remove from the heat and add 2 tablespoons water and the lemon juice and parsley.
11. Stir to coat the shrimp with the sauce (grits mixture) and season with salt and pepper..
12. Divide the grits among shallow bowls and top with the shrimp and sauce..
13. Serve with lemon wedges..

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