Smoked Shrimp and Grits
By Traeger Kitchen
Create this classic Southern dishes using your Traeger. The sweet, smoky shrimp combined with creamy, savory grits, are a lowcountry match made in heaven.
Prep Time
15 Min
Cook Time
30 Min
Pellets
Oak
Yields: 4 Servings
Ingredients
main
- 1 Cup
- Grits, quick cooking
- 1 Cup
- shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 Cup
- olive oil
- 1/4 Cup
- lemon juice
- 1 Clove
- garlic
- 1/2 Teaspoon
- pepper
- 1 Pound
- shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 Ounce
- mushrooms, sliced
- 1
- Green Bell Pepper, Stemmed, Seeded, Cut into 1-1/2" Pieces
- 1/2
- red onion
- 1/4 Cup
- cilantro, chopped
- 1 Tablespoon
- salt
Units of Measurment:
Step
Step 1
Bring 4 cups salted water to a boil in a medium cast iron pan over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and gradually whisk in grits working out any lumps.
Ingredients
1 Cup Grits, quick cooking
Step 2
Return to heat and stir occasionally until thickened (about 8-10 minutes). Stir in cheddar, cover and keep warm.
Ingredients
1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
Step 3
Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and pepper. Add shrimp stirring to coat evenly. Let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.
Ingredients
1/2 Cup olive oil
1/4 Cup lemon juice
1 Clove garlic
1/2 Teaspoon pepper
1 Pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
Step 4
While the shrimp marinates, start the Traeger grill on Smoke with the lid open until the fire is established (4 to 5 minutes). Set the temperature to High and preheat, lid closed, for 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 5
Remove shrimp from marinade, discarding marinade. Build the skewers alternating between mushrooms, peppers, onion, and shrimp.
Ingredients
8 Ounce mushrooms, sliced
1 Green Bell Pepper, Stemmed, Seeded, Cut into 1-1/2" Pieces
1/2 red onion
Step 6
When the grill is hot, grill the kabobs with the lid closed for 4-5 minutes on each side until shrimp turns pink.
Step 7
When kabobs are done, strip the the contents of the kabob onto the grits. Garnish with cilantro and serve. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1/4 Cup cilantro, chopped
1 Tablespoon salt
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