Florida Seafood Recipe

Seafood-4373

Ingredients
	grits for 4 servings
3 slices	bacon, chopped
2 tablespoons	olive oil
1 small	onion, finely minced
1 large clove	garlic, minced
1/3 cup	celery, chopped fine
1/3 cup	green pepper; chopped fine
1 sprig	fresh thyme
1	bay leaf
1 cup	mushrooms, sliced
1 pound medium	shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 cup	half and half
1 teaspoon	hot pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon	ground cayenne pepper
dash	hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoons	fresh lemon juice
	parsley, chopped

Preparation Prepare grits according to package directions; set aside and keep warm. Fry bacon until crisp then remove from pan and set aside. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of fat in the pan and add olive oil to bacon fat; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, celery, green pepper, thyme, bay leaf and mushrooms; sauté until soft. Add shrimp and cook until pink and cooked through. Stir in cream, bacon, cayenne pepper, hot sauce and lemon juice; simmer until heated through. In individual bowls or plates, spoon shrimp over grits; sprinkle with parsley and serve. Yield 4 servings Nutritional Value Per Serving Calories 463, Calories From Fat 213 , Total Fat 24g, Saturated Fat 8g, Trans Fatty Acid .21, Cholesterol 206mg, Total Carbohydrate 31g, Protein 30g, Omega 3 Fatty Acid 0.7g