Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

---------------------------SHRIMP--------------------------------
1 lb Medium shrimp 1 Garlic clove; crushed
1 c Sliced mushrooms 1/2 c Chopped parsley
6 sl Bacon; diced 1/4 ts Nutmeg
Peanut oil 1 ds Tabasco
1 c Finely chopped green onion Salt and pepper

---------------------------GRITS--------------------------------
4 c ;water 1 1/2 c Grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 1/3 c Grits 1 ts Tabasco
1/2 ts Salt Fresh ground black pepper

Peel, devein and rinse shrimp. Pat well to dry. In a 10" skillet,
saute bacon until just cooked (not crispy). Add enough peanut oil so
that there's 1/2" of oil in the skillet. Over low heat, add shrimp
and stir until they turn pink. Then add mushrooms, green onion and
garlic. Season with nutmeg and a dash of tabasco, salt and pepper to
taste. Serve over grits. Garnish with the parsley.

To make the grits, bring water and salt to a boil. Gradually add
grits and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add
cheese, stirring until melted, then add tabasco and pepper to taste.

From: lynette#src.org in rec.food.cooking. She wrote: "Shrimp and
Grits is a popular dish at the Crooks Corner restaurant in Chapel
Hill and Wilmington, NC, which specializes in what I call gourmet
white trash food." Formatted by Cathy Harned.
Submitted By CATHY HARNED On 10-17-94

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