Dairy-Free Shrimp and Grits
A Dairy-free twist on a Cajun classic
Ingredients
- 1 Ib Jumbo Shrimp
- 4 strips Bacon
- ½ White Onion diced
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- ¼ cup Vegan Butter unsalted
- 3 tbsp Arrowroot Powder
- 1 cup Chicken Broth
- 1 cup Plant-Milk creamy, unsweetened
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1 tsp Old Bay
- ½ tsp Adobo
- 2 tsp Hot Sauce
- 1 tsp Salt & Pepper
- Parsley
- 3 stalks Green Onion chopped
"Cheese" Grits
- 1 cup Polenta/Yellow Grits
- 2 cups Plant Milk original, unsweetened
- 2 cups Water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Vegan Butter unsalted
- 1 cup Vegan Cheddar Shreds
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine 1 cup plant milk and lemon juice and set aside in the fridge
- Optional: Season Jumbo Shrimp to your liking with cajun seasoning
- In a medium dutch pan, begin cooking bacon until crispy on both sides
- When finished cooking, remove bacon from pan, reduce stove heat, and begin cooking shrimp for 2-3mins on each side until light pink
- After shrimp is lightly cooked remove from pan and set shrimp aside in a warm place
- Begin cooking the grits: In a medium pot, bring water, salt, and plant milk to a boil on high heat
- Next, add diced onion and minced garlic to the pan and cook until onion is transparent
- When onions are transparent, add arrowroot to the pan and combine until onion is fully coated and oil is removed
- In the dutch pan, add chicken broth and whisk until thickened
- Once thicken, add milk+lemon juice mixture, butter, cayenne, old bay, adobo, hot sauce, salt & pepper
- When the water and milk begin to boil, stir in polenta and reduce pot to low heat and let simmer for 30mins, stirring occasionally
- While Grits cook, remove sauce from heat and pour into a blender and blend until smooth for 30-40 seconds
- After blending, return the sauce to the cooking pan and cook on medium-low heat adding in half of the cooked shrimp and half the chopped green onion to the sauce
- Once grits have thickened, remove from heat and stir in butter and vegan cheddar, and cover pot until melted
- When cheesy grits have finished cooking, prepare a bowl of grits top with shrimp sauce and garnish with leftover shrimp, green onion, and bacon crumbles and serve