How to Prepare Yummy Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits

Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits.

You can have Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits

1. It's 4 slices of thick cut bacon.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
3. You need 2 1/2 lbs of uncooked medium shrimp - peeled, deveined, tails off (unless you like dealing with tails while you eat).
4. Prepare 2 of large cloves garlic, minced.
5. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Tiger Sauce (or any hot sauce you prefer) - optional.
6. It's 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
7. You need 8 oz of Grits - I use either Garlic Cheese or Jalapeño Cheese from Palmetto Farms (you can order online), or pick your favorite.
8. It's 2 tbsp of butter.
9. It's 2 tbsp of chopped parsley.

Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Grits instructions

1. Cook grits according to package directions..
2. Cut bacon into bite size pieces. Cook in large skillet over medium-high until crispy. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving drippings..
3. Add garlic, shrimp, butter, and tiger sauce (if using) to skillet. Cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes until shrimp are pink and no longer opaque..
4. Remove skillet from heat, and add lemon juice and parsley. Return cooked bacon pieces to pan. Stir to coat shrimp..
5. Divide the grits among shallow bowls and top with shrimp mixture. Garnish with Parmesan cheese..

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