date: 2020-09-26T16:12:00.617Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b702828e0ba007f4/751x532cq70/shrimp-grit-cakes-kentucky-bourbon-butter-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b702828e0ba007f4/751x532cq70/shrimp-grit-cakes-kentucky-bourbon-butter-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/b702828e0ba007f4/751x532cq70/shrimp-grit-cakes-kentucky-bourbon-butter-sauce-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Nell Townsend ratingvalue: 4.9 reviewcount: 46547 recipeingredient: - " shrimp cleaned and deveined" - " Grits" - " vegetable stock" - " salt and pepper" - " grits" - " butter" - " shredded cheese" - " Sauce" - " olive oil" - " bell pepper finely chopped" - " shallots finely chopped" - " ground sausage mild or medium hot" - " butter" - " garlic minced" - " red pepper flakes optional" - " light cream" - " paprika" - " dried thyme" - " scallions chopped" - " Kentucky Bourbon" recipeinstructions: - "Prep and clean the shrimp. Season with Cajun seasoning and paprika. Set aside in refrigerator." - "For the grit cakes: Prepare the grits according to the package instructions. Use stock instead of water. Stir the grits every 4-5 minutes while cooking." - "Remove from heat and stir in butter and cheese. Pour the grits into a pie plate and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour." - "Use a ring mold (or ramekin), cut out small cakes from the plate. Flour the cakes and pan fry them until lightly browned. Remove from pan and keep them warmed in the oven." - "For the sauce: Using a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the bell pepper for 3-4 minutes and then add the shallots and sauté for another 2 minutes." - "Add the ground sausage. Brown the meat while breaking it up into smaller pieces. Stir the vegetables and meat together. Place them to one side of the pan." - "Add the butter, shrimp, garlic, and pepper flakes and sauté until the shrimp begins to just turn pink." - "Mix together the full pan and add the cream. Season with paprika and thyme and gently stir in the scallions." - "Heat the cream until it slightly thickens. Add the bourbon, stir, and heat for one more minute." - "Plate the grit cake and spoon the shrimp sauce over the cake and garnish with a green onion. Enjoy." categories: - Recipe tags: - shrimp - - grit katakunci: shrimp grit nutrition: 207 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT33M" cooktime: "PT30M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, shrimp & grit cakes (kentucky bourbon butter sauce). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Shrimp & Grit Cakes (Kentucky Bourbon Butter Sauce) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It's easy, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Shrimp & Grit Cakes (Kentucky Bourbon Butter Sauce) is something which I've loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shrimp & grit cakes (kentucky bourbon butter sauce) using 20 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Shrimp & Grit Cakes (Kentucky Bourbon Butter Sauce): 1. Get shrimp, cleaned and deveined 1. Make ready Grits: 1. Take vegetable stock 1. Make ready salt and pepper 1. Get grits 1. Take butter 1. Prepare shredded cheese 1. Take Sauce: 1. Prepare olive oil 1. Prepare bell pepper, finely chopped 1. Get shallots, finely chopped 1. Prepare ground sausage (mild or medium hot) 1. Get butter 1. Prepare garlic (minced) 1. Prepare red pepper flakes (optional) 1. Make ready light cream 1. Take paprika 1. Prepare dried thyme 1. Take scallions, chopped 1. Prepare Kentucky Bourbon ##### Instructions to make Shrimp & Grit Cakes (Kentucky Bourbon Butter Sauce): 1. Prep and clean the shrimp. Season with Cajun seasoning and paprika. Set aside in refrigerator. 1. For the grit cakes: - Prepare the grits according to the package instructions. Use stock instead of water. Stir the grits every 4-5 minutes while cooking. 1. Remove from heat and stir in butter and cheese. Pour the grits into a pie plate and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. 1. Use a ring mold (or ramekin), cut out small cakes from the plate. Flour the cakes and pan fry them until lightly browned. Remove from pan and keep them warmed in the oven. 1. For the sauce: - Using a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Sauté the bell pepper for 3-4 minutes and then add the shallots and sauté for another 2 minutes. 1. Add the ground sausage. Brown the meat while breaking it up into smaller pieces. Stir the vegetables and meat together. Place them to one side of the pan. 1. Add the butter, shrimp, garlic, and pepper flakes and sauté until the shrimp begins to just turn pink. 1. Mix together the full pan and add the cream. Season with paprika and thyme and gently stir in the scallions. 1. Heat the cream until it slightly thickens. Add the bourbon, stir, and heat for one more minute. 1. Plate the grit cake and spoon the shrimp sauce over the cake and garnish with a green onion. Enjoy. So that's going to wrap this up with this exceptional food shrimp & grit cakes (kentucky bourbon butter sauce) recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I'm confident you will make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!