Linda's Lemon Shrimp And Sausage With Grit Cakes

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 cup wine
• 1 shallot, minced
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of, set aside zest and juice
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• oil, to cover surface of pan
• 8 ounces spicy sausage, 1/2-inch dice
• 2 bell peppers, 1/2-inch dice
• 1 onion, 1/2-inch dice
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled, and deveined
• 1 cup grape tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups grits
• oil, for frying

Recipe

• 1 to make sauce:.
• 2 combine hot pepper sauce, wine, shallot, lemon juice, zest, and rice vinegar in a med. saucepan. boil over med. heat, until reduced to 1/2 cup.
• 3 reduce heat to simmer to keep sauce warm, then add heavy cream. stir every so often while sauce is sitting.
• 4 to make shrimp and sausage mixture:.
• 5 meanwhile, heat oil in a heavy med. skillet, over med-high heat. add sausage, bell peppers, onions, and garlic. saute until the.
• 6 vegetables are tender and fragrant.
• 7 add shrimp, tomatoes, cajun seasoning, old bay seasoning, and salt. saute until shrimp are opague in center.
• 8 set aside and cover, until ready to serve.
• 9 grit cakes:.
• 10 combine milk and salt in a saucepan. bring to a boil.
• 11 add grits a little at a time, whisking constantly, to avoid lumps.
• 12 immediately reduce heat to low. cook until creamy, stirring constantly.
• 13 pour onto baking sheet, lined with a silpat or saran wrap.
• 14 place another silpat or saran wrap directly on surface of the grits.
• 15 place another baking sheet on top, and press together to evenly.
• 16 flatten grits to about 1/2" thick.
• 17 remove top baking sheet, and place in the refrigerator to cool.
• 18 after grits have firmed take out of the refrigerator, and remove top silpat or saran wrap.
• 19 using a lg. round or heart shaped cutter, cut circles or heart shapes out of the grits to form cakes.
• 20 pour about 1/4" of oil into the bottom of a lg. round skillet. heat the pan on med-high.
• 21 when oil is hot, place a few grit cakes in the skillet. fry until bottoms are golden, then flip. do not crowd pan.
• 22 transfer cooked grit cakes to cooling rack lined with paper towels, until ready to assemble.
• 23 to assemble:.
• 24 place one or two grit cakes onto each dish.
• 25 top with shrimp and sausage mixture, and then drizzle sauce on top of mixture.
• 26 serve immediately.