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Title: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: RickB on January 05, 2013, 09:20:08 PM

BBQ Shrimp on Grit Cakes with a Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction.

Let’s make the grits for the grit cakes

Grits, salt, heavy cream, water and some Mak smoked cheddar cheese.

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Cook it up into a dish to cool.

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Into the fridge see ya later.

Later this afternoon…..Get the shrimp ready.

Some nice tiger shrimp

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Shelled and deveined and the shells in the pot.

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Let’s get the sauce going. The players

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All in cook for 30 minutes

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Strain and then reduce

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About 45 minutes later a cup and a half down to about a quarter cup

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Let’s get the shrimp ready. The players.

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Looking good

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Let sit for about an hour. Get them skewred.

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Get the grit cakes ready

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Need some bread for the meal. How about some mini cheddar bay biscuits’.

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Let’s finish the sauce. Some country ham.

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Heavy cream, butter and our base from earlier.

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Grit cakes to brown

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Shrimp on the Barbie

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Bake the biscuits

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Shrimp done

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Let’s plate..A little salad to make the wife happy

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Enjoy!

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: teesquare on January 05, 2013, 09:25:21 PM

Rick - that is an OUTSTANDING cook!

Do you have recipes for the sauce or for the complete meal? If so PLEASE post that in our recipes section MAN! That looks good!

T

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: ACW3 on January 05, 2013, 09:46:30 PM

WOW!!!  WOW!!!  WOW!!!  What a meal!!!  Rick, I think you scored another TOUCHDOWN with that meal.

Art

Title: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Pappymn on January 05, 2013, 10:41:12 PM

Check please. I think we could give Rick peanut butter and jelly and he would do something special. Love the Rick posts.

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Keymaster on January 05, 2013, 10:43:47 PM

Nice job, Grits look Awesome.

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: sparky on January 06, 2013, 12:01:26 AM

it doesn't get any better than this.  nice cook rickyb.   8)

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Ka Honu on January 06, 2013, 12:38:30 AM

It doesn't get much better than good shrimp & grits and those look excellent!  Eat your heart out, muebe.

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Barry CB Martin on January 06, 2013, 12:57:38 AM

yes. please!!!  8)

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Hub on January 06, 2013, 06:39:31 AM

Intense!

You need a rest after all that  ???

Hub

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Pam Gould on January 06, 2013, 06:54:24 AM

Looks fabulous..gonna do that one. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: deb415611 on January 06, 2013, 06:57:12 AM

Looks great Rick!

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: muebe on January 06, 2013, 07:55:11 AM

Quote from: Ka Honu on January 06, 2013, 12:38:30 AM

It doesn't get much better than good shrimp & grits and those look excellent!  Eat your heart out, muebe.

Turtle I am very familiar with Rick's outstanding cooks! At the BPS site he would make some excellent meals for the weekly contest. Guy is a top notch cook!

Looks fantastic Rick!

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: TwoPockets on January 06, 2013, 10:06:00 AM

That is freaking awesome!

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: smokeasaurus on January 06, 2013, 10:32:39 AM

Plate me please, Plate me......right now!!! (http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc469/s1cott11/argie.gif)

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Old Hickory on January 09, 2013, 02:51:24 PM

Shrimp and grits, they are some of my fav's.  You did a beautiful job with the total meal.

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: TentHunteR on January 09, 2013, 07:32:19 PM

What a great twist on a southern classic. A real work of art, Rick! I absolutely love what you did with the the grits, allowing them to gel, then frying them up into cakes.

YUM, YUM YUM!!!

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Savannahsmoker on January 09, 2013, 09:24:15 PM

That is one scrumptious feast.

Can I get some.

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Smokin Don on January 24, 2013, 01:44:38 AM

Rick another fine cook!! Great photos and an arful presentation. This is a WOW Don

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: SiFumar on January 24, 2013, 01:53:58 AM

Fabulous!

Title: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: mikecorn.1 on January 24, 2013, 08:26:05 AM

Nice! 


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Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Savannah Stoker Controller on January 24, 2013, 09:16:59 AM

Love Shrimp and grits.
You had me from the title until I saw the box of grits.
Once you have eaten a good quality stone ground grit like Anson Mills, you don't want the others. 
Again the dish looks great!

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: Hub on January 24, 2013, 09:21:55 AM

Quote from: BMerrill on January 24, 2013, 09:16:59 AM

Love Shrimp and grits.
You had me from the title until I saw the box of grits.
Once you have eaten a good quality stone ground grit like Anson Mills, you don't want the others. 
Again the dish looks great!

Billy has a point.  The "quick" grits are okay but they don't get creamy and luxurious like real stone-ground corn bits.  The real ones are a royal pain in the butt to cook, though.  Takes a long time with lots of stirring.  Sometimes you've got to make a trade-off.

Hub

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: RickB on January 25, 2013, 05:55:18 AM

Quote from: Hub on January 24, 2013, 09:21:55 AM

Quote from: BMerrill on January 24, 2013, 09:16:59 AM

Love Shrimp and grits.
You had me from the title until I saw the box of grits.
Once you have eaten a good quality stone ground grit like Anson Mills, you don't want the others. 
Again the dish looks great!

Billy has a point.  The "quick" grits are okay but they don't get creamy and luxurious like real stone-ground corn bits.  The real ones are a royal pain in the butt to cook, though.  Takes a long time with lots of stirring.  Sometimes you've got to make a trade-off.

Hub

If I am eating traditional grits I agree 100 percent. But since I was making cakes really wasnt worth the effort. ;)

Title: Re: BBQ Shrimp and Grit Cakes with Shrimp and Country Ham Reduction
Post by: RAD on January 25, 2013, 06:17:33 AM

Nice meal and post