Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, shrimp & cheddar jalapeño grits with cajun cream sauce. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shrimp & cheddar jalapeño grits with cajun cream sauce using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Shrimp & Cheddar Jalapeño Grits with Cajun cream sauce:

1. Make ready Raw easy peel shrimp 41/50 count
2. Prepare green onions chopped
3. Make ready yellow corn grits (also known as polenta)
4. Get shredded sharp cheddar cheese
5. Take fresh jalapeños(seeds removed and chopped into small dice)
6. Prepare bacon cooked crispy and crumbled
7. Make ready cajun seasoning for sauce + 1 tbsp for seasoning shrimp
8. Take butter
9. Get Old Bay seasoning
10. Get all-purpose flour
11. Get salt
12. Make ready grated parmesan cheese
13. Get milk (heated)
14. Prepare sugar

Steps to make Shrimp & Cheddar Jalapeño Grits with Cajun cream sauce:

1. Remove shells and tails from shrimp. Clean and rinse shrimp and place them on a plate. Season shrimp on both sides with 1 tbsp of cajun seasoning. Set aside.
2. Chop up a half package of bacon and cook nice and crispy (but do not overcook). Remove from heat. Spoon bacon onto plate lined with paper towel to collect grease. Set aside. Leave bacon grease in pan because you will cook shrimp in same pan later.
3. Prepare your grits as directed by package. But right before water boils add your chopped jalapeños. When your grits are finished cooking turn off heat and slowly stir in 1/2 a package of shredded sharp cheddar cheese until blended.
4. In small sauce pan on low heat melt your butter. Whisk in your flour one spoon at a time. Cook butter flour mixture about 2 minutes to cook flour taste away. Constantly stirring. Slowly whisk in milk, parmesan cheese, cajun seasoning, Old Bay, salt and sugar.Turn heat up to medium. You should still stir sauce frequently. Let sauce simmer to a boil. Boil about 2 minutes to promote thickening. Turn off heat.
5. Turn on pan with bacon drippings on medium heat. Add your raw marinated cajun shrimp. Cook shrimp about 2-3 minutes per side. Don't over cook shrimp.
6. Pour about 1/2 ladle full of your Cajun cream sauce in a serving bowl. Then spoon about 1/2 cup of your Cheddar Jalapeño grits. Now add about 5-6 shrimp atop grits. Sprinkle crispy bacon pieces and green onions to finish.

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