Shrimp and grits a la Citcapp

[Jamesbo]

Hey man,

I got a buddy coming up from Pensacola Florida this afternoon. He goes to Joe Patti's where the boats come in and fills up a cooler for a really fresh seafood and make run to my digs.

http://www.joepattis.com/ Has the best seafood around

Amberjack,
Shrimp
Blue crab meat

We're cooking up a mess fo shrimp and grits with Canadian cheddar and bacon tonite as a side dish for our Fresh Amberjack.

Come on down.

[2blu442]

Pat, pick me up on your way through. My mouth is already watering

[citcapp]

Damn, man you make me hungry. Time to crank up the old motorhome hitch up the tow car and head south. Me and my wife have been thinking that away lately anyway, no work might as well travel. If you hear a diesel rumbling up your drive way It'll be me and her ready to eat My wife is one heck of a cook as well. Me I'm handy around the cook fire too. Heck we could have and eat fest.

John you welcome to tag along. Me thinks Jamsbo's a damn good cook from the recipes he has posted here. We are getting into the rainy season and sun sounds good too.

PS Whats Amberjack?

[redoldsman]

We're cooking up a mess fo shrimp and grits with Canadian cheddar and bacon tonite as a side dish for our Fresh Amberjack.

Come on down.

Jamesbro, could I get your recipe. I know this subject has been touched upon before. Is this a Georgia thing? I am from Louisiana originally and love grits and I love shrimp but have never had them together. Are you just cooking the grits with cheese and then adding cooked shrimp or is there some secret added. I have to try this one.

Thanks

[Jamesbo]

5 cups plus 1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
1 1/2 pounds medium unpeeled shrimp
vegetable oil for baking dish
1 1/2 cups plus 1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs lightly beaten
1 cup coarse ground grits
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 1/2 cups shreaded Cheddar Cheese [ I use Canadian sharp Cheddar]
1/2 cup cooked chopped bacon [or a cuo or 2 cups whatever]
1/4 teaspoon paprika [optional to make it purdy]
1 tablesppon fresh chopped parsley see above]

Cook shrimp in 5 cups of water w/ Old Bay seasoning, peel, devein
Heat oven 350

greese 7 X 11 baking dish

Cook grits in 1 1/2 cups water, 1 1/2 cup milk w/ salt

Stir beaten eggs in remaining 1/2 cup of milk

Gradually add cooked grits to egg milk mixture stiring constantly [or you're gonna end up with scrabbled eggs/grits

Add shrimp, garlic, chopped bacon and 1/2 cup cheese

Place in baking dish and place remaining cheese on top

Bake until brown and bubbly about 30 min.

Remove and sprinkle with parsley and paprika

Enjoy

What's Ambejack ? A member of the Jack family and IMHO the best tasting fish you can get [but not in a grocery store]

[Jamesbo]

Since you're from Louisiana and already know how to blacken shrimp. Here's another one.

Smoked Gouda cheese grits [add a little bacon] topped [ not mixed in]with blacken shrimp. Yummy

Please report back.

[Lady72nRob71]

YUMMM...... Can you email me some???

[redoldsman]

Jamesbro, we are going to try them this weekend. I will report back.

Rob, if I didn't have a daughter and two grandchildren in the house, I would just say come on by since you are close enough. Mayabe someday soon. I still want to get together with you and Richard. This year has had it challenges but I won't bore anybody with the details.

You guys and everybody else on here, have a safe and great laborday weekend.

[citcapp]

How was the food? Sure sounded good.

[Jamesbo]

Awesome

You were missed by all.

[Lady72nRob71]

Originally Posted by redoldsman

Rob, if I didn't have a daughter and two grandchildren in the house, I would just say come on by since you are close enough.

DANG! I missed the part on you doing a cookout! Had I known I would have just dropped by unannounced! (Its harder to kick someone out once he's there... )

Heck, PM me if you want to meet up some time - I am not too far away. We better do it before Thanksgiving before the car is in a hundred pieces for the winter (again)...

[redoldsman]

Jamesbro, my daughter cooked the shrimp and grits to your recipe and they were awesome. My daughter and I loved them, my son liked them and my wife thought they were okay. This is a keeper.

Rob, we probably had just about enough left over for one more person. They won't go to waste. I do want to hookup soon. My Cutlass will probably be down for the winter also. The brakes are out due to a leaking front wheel cylinder. I have a disk brake setup to install and you know all the other stuff that goes with that. I also need to pull the engine and transmission and replace the rear main seal and front pump seal. Then of course you know what that leads to. I bet you finish before I do.

[Jamesbo]

Glad you enjoyed them.

[delmontcrusier]

Now isn't that somthing two good things oldsmobiles and food.I ask ya who could complain with that.

[Jamesbo]

This is the best thing I've ever eaten. The smoked gouda with bacon has a wonderful earthy flavor that compliments the spicy shrimp. Some people add another layer of earth flavors by adding mushrooms to the cheese grits.

Cook 1/2 lb bacon drain and chop [save drippings in skillet]

Cook grits in chicken stock add a little heavy cream and one stick of butter.

Grade 1/2 lb of "Smoked Gouda" cheese add to grits

Add chopped bacon to grits

Dry 1/2 lb of 25-30 count shrimp

Roll dry shrimp in blackening season

Sautee shrimp in bacon drippings

Place blackened shrimp on top of Ghuda Cheese grits.

Ya'll ain't gonna believe how good this is.

[citcapp]

Jamsbo,

all we can get here is quick grits, just doesn't taste the same as whole cooked grits from scratch. Bummer

[Jamesbo]

Originally Posted by citcapp

Jamsbo,

all we can get here is quick grits, just doesn't taste the same as whole cooked grits from scratch. Bummer

They'll work. The trick to grits is to cook them slow so they will absorb all the water [or chicken stock] then add a little cream to make them smooooooooooooooooooooooth.

[cutlassgal]

That sounds good!! Lots of fats and cholesterol.... yummmmmm!! I'm glad it's almost lunch time, cause my stomach is growling, now!!

[Jamesbo]

Originally Posted by cutlassgal

That sounds good!! Lots of fats and cholesterol.... yummmmmm!! I'm glad it's almost lunch time, cause my stomach is growling, now!!

If it taste good, spit it out...........it'll kill ya.

[cutlassgal]

[citcapp]

Gonna try some this weekend. I'll let you know how they turn out

[derek nesdoly]

Originally Posted by Jamesbo

Hey man,

I got a buddy coming up from Pensacola Florida this afternoon. He goes to Joe Patti's where the boats come in and fills up a cooler for a really fresh seafood and make run to my digs.

http://www.joepattis.com/ Has the best seafood around

Amberjack,
Shrimp
Blue crab meat

We're cooking up a mess fo shrimp and grits with Canadian cheddar and bacon tonite as a side dish for our Fresh Amberjack.

Come on down.

May clog up the arteries a bit,but , Hey!,it sure beats McD's!...and you don't even need a swine flu shot to safely enjoy that "Canadian cheddar and bacon", tho' with the bad economy down there, maybe you should be buying the almost-as-good Wisconsin cheese?! Derek