Shrimp and Grits

🧂 Ingredients

• 5 cups water
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup corn grits
• 4 ounces bacon
• 1 green bell pepper

  diced
• ½ cup scallions

  chopped
• 3 cloves garlic

  minced
• 1 tomato

  chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 pound shrimp

  cleaned and deveined

Instructions

• 1 Bring a pot of water to boil over medium-high heat. Add salt and corn grits.
  Cook, stirring continuously, until the grits become thick and creamy. Remove
  from heat and set aside.
• 2 Heat a large pan over medium heat.
• 3 Add chopped bacon to the hot pan and cook until crisp. Remove the cooked bacon
  from the hot pan and set aside.
• 4 Add the bell pepper, scallions, garlic, and tomato to the hot pan with the bacon
  fat and stir to incorporate.
• 5 Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Cook until veggies are softened.
• 6 Stir in the shrimp and cook for 3-5 minutes, until the shrimp turns pink.
• 7 Mix the bacon back into the pan and remove from heat.
• 8 Serve the shrimp over a bed of creamy grits, and enjoy!

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