Cheesy Grits & Shrimp Taco

Name: Cheesy Grits & Shrimp Taco
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 Flour tortilla; 1 cup Stone-ground grits; 1 cup Heavy cream; 1.5 cups Sharp cheddar; 1 lb Medium shrimp; 1 tsp Cajun seasoning; 4 tbsp Butter

Buttered grits, blackened shrimp, scallion, tabasco butter.

Prep: 10m
Cook: 45m
Serves: 4
Level: Medium

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Ingredients

4servings

Flour tortilla8
Stone-ground grits1 cup
Heavy cream1 cup
Sharp cheddar1 ½ cups
Medium shrimp1 lb
Cajun seasoning1 tsp
Butter4 tbsp

Nutrition

Per serving · estimated

Calories: 550
Fat: 21g
Carbs: 55g
Protein: 34g

Instructions

1
Fold & finish
Cook grits low and slow for 45 minutes using a mixture of water and heavy cream to ensure gelatinization; fold in cheddar off the heat.
45:00
2
Sear hard
Dredge shrimp in cajun spices and sear rapidly in butter.
3
Layer & build
Spread a thick, structural layer of grits on the tortilla, topping with the blackened shrimp and residual pan butter.