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82 Queen’s BBQ Shrimp & Grits

Photo: 82 Queen's World Famous BBQ Shrimp & Grits

Photo: 82 Queen's World Famous BBQ Shrimp & Grits
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82 Queen’s BBQ Shrimp & Grits

Ingredients

Recipe

  • 2 lb. shrimp
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • Southern Comfort BBQ sauce
  • Lowcountry Grits

Southern Comfort BBQ Sauce

  • ¼ lb. bacon, diced
  • ½ cup onion, diced fine
  • ¼ cup cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. granulated garlic
  • ½ cup prepared mustard
  • 2 (14 oz.) Heinz Ketchup bottles
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 3-4 Tbsp. bourbon liquor
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Lowcountry Grits

  • ¼ lb. butter
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup stone ground grits
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 3 cups heavy cream

Instructions

Recipe

  1. Sauté shrimp in butter or poach in lightly salted water for 1 minute.
  2. Serve over Lowcountry grits.
  3. Garnish with bacon crumbles, scallions & grated cheddar cheese.

Southern Comfort BBQ Sauce

  1. Cook bacon until half-done.
  2. Add onions; sauté until done.
  3. Add bourbon.
  4. Carefully light so that it flames & burns off alcohol.
  5. When flame disappears, add remaining ingredients & season to taste.
  6. Simmer for 10 minutes then cool. Will last under refrigeration for several weeks.

Lowcountry Grits

  1. Heat cream & water to boil.
  2. Add butter, salt & pepper.
  3. Slowly add grits and reduce heat.
  4. Cook 20 minutes, being careful not to scorch mixture.
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