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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 30 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a saucepan and slowly whisk in grits, followed by salt and black pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer the grits until tender and thickened, about 30 minutes. | 2. Stir 1 tablespoon unsalted butter into grits, season with more salt and black pepper if needed, and remove from heat. Cover pan and keep grits warm. | 3. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and black pepper. Melt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir shrimp, garlic, and cayenne pepper until shrimp are pink and no longer translucent inside, 3 to 4 minutes. | 4. Stir 2 tablespoons water into shrimp and mix in lemon juice and parsley. Sprinkle with more salt and pepper if desired. | 5. Portion cooked grits into serving bowls and top with shrimp and sauce; serve with lemon wedges. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
grit	1	cup	stone-ground	577.2	123.3804	11.934000000000001	2.73
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
butter	1	tablespoon	unsalted	85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
shrimp	1	pound	uncooked peeled deveined	385.3342	0.0	91.1202	2.312
butter	2	tablespoons	unsalted	85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
cayenne pepper	1	pinch		0.3578	0.0637	0.0135	0.0194
water	2	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon	1/2		juiced	0.5592	0.1754	0.0089	0.0061
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
lemon	1/2		cut	0.6404	0.2058	0.0243	0.0066

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.