Entrees Shrimp w/ Grits & Red Eye Gravy

Shrimp w/ Grits & Red Eye Gravy

We literally hunted down Chef Emanuel because we had eaten these grits at his restaurant, Dante's Kitchen, before and had to have the recipe! The spice of the shrimp plays so well off the creaminess of the grits. And the red eye gravy with andouille sausage - it doesn't get better than this, folks.

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About Shrimp w/ Grits & Red Eye Gravy

We literally hunted down Chef Emanuel because we had eaten these grits at his restaurant, Dante's Kitchen, before and had to have the recipe! The spice of the shrimp plays so well off the creaminess of the grits. And the red eye gravy with andouille sausage - it doesn't get better than this, folks.

About Emanuel Loubier

After graduation from Rutgers University, Emanuel "Eman" Loubier, owner of Dante's Kitchen, moved to New Orleans. Not finding an outlet for his botany degree, he saw two places where he could work: hospitals & restaurants. He decided he could handle the heat, so he got into the kitchen. His career includes a 10-year stint at Commander's Palace as chef de cuisine. While the self-proclaimed "Creolized East Coast boy" and his wife were making their house a home, he made a house his restaurant and opened Dante's Kitchen.

Recipe

Ingredients

For the Grits

  • 1 quart milk
  • ½ lb butter
  • 1 cup stone-ground grits
  • salt & pepper

Red Eye Gravy

  • 1½ lbs andouille sausage, chopped
  • 1 onion, julienne
  • canola or vegetable oil
  • 1 qt chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • dash of Magic Seasoning blend
  • hot sauce to taste
  • 1 cup strong black coffee
  • salt & pepper

Shrimp

  • 12-15 fresh small shrimp
  • Magic Seasoning blend to taste (cayenne, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, white pepper)
  • olive oil

How-to

Prepare Grits

  1. Put milk and butter in pot and bring to boil but watch that it does not boil over
  2. Stir in grits and turn down heat to simmer
  3. Stir the grits frequently, every 2 minutes, for 35-40 minutes, and make sure that they do not stick to the bottom of the pot

Prepare the Red Eye Gravy

  1. Jullienne the onion in oil and chop the andouille sausage
  2. Sweat both in a large sauce pot
  3. Add wet ingredients and simmer for 1 hour
  4. Adjust salt and pepper

Prepare the Shrimp

  1. To cleaned and de-veined shrimp, add a drizzle of olive oil and Magic Seasoning blend to taste
  2. Add shrimp to a hot skillet and cook shrimp about 2 minutes, until no longer pink

Plate & Serve

  1. In a bowl, add a generous amount of grits
  2. Ladle on some red eye gravy
  3. Top with shrimp

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  1. PieGuy:

    That Red Eye Gravy is crazy! Definitely making it this weekend. Note to self: Pick up ham and get drunk! (Feb 19, 2009 4:10:51 PM)