Posts Tagged ‘shrimp and grits’
Crab and Shrimp Burgers, Garlic Grits Fries
Seafood • Tags: crab, garlic, seafood burger, shrimp, shrimp and grits, Southern, Tabasco
We do a lot of talking about Southern foods. Maybe it’s because we miss them so! There’s something comforting and familiar with all of the foods we remember from our respective youths (even if that youth extended to our college years). We associate these foods with memories of family and friends on birthdays and holidays. No Thanksgiving or Christmas are complete without key dishes that only certain people are entrusted to make, and they know exactly who they are. One of the Southern dishes we’ve lamented the loss of would be shrimp and grits. It’s not a complicated meal, but it is full of complexity in its own right. A mouthwatering bowl of shrimp and grits will remind you of all that is good in the world, and you will be craving more. Oh yes, it is that serious, and you’ll see why.
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Crook’s Corner Shrimp and Grits
Seafood • Tags: bacon, Crook's Corner, North Carolina, Seafood, shrimp and grits, Southern, Tabasco
Welcome back to June’s installment of the Guest Test Kitchen! In case you forgot, or didn’t know, the Duo hails from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (so much pride, we had to say the whole name!). Last time we were in NC, we went to breakfast right after leaving the airport. We were thrilled to see all the Southern staples on the menu, especially grits which is actually one of our favorites. For the whole meal, we lamented over grits missing in our lives out West. Polenta abounds, but its Southern cousin is either ignored or poorly executed. So just for us, Claudia Hill (another UNC alum and mother to a good friend) cooked a recipe in her kitchen from Charlotte, NC featuring the prized corn mush–grits. Take it away Claudia!
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