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caliking

caliking Posts: 19,589

June 12 in EggHead Forum

Given recent calls for stand-alone threads, I figured this qualifies, as I put some thought into it.

Had some wild caught Gulf shrimp in the freezer, and started looking up some recipes. Had a Bubba Gump moment… shrimp etouffe, shrimp creole, bbq shrimp, shrimp and grits…so decided on some amalgamation of all of ‘em

Stock, with the roasted shells

Made some roux, added The Trinity ( I know… green bell peppers instead of red).

Dry brined the shrimp with kosher salt for a bit (ala Grace Young). Added chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, smoked paprika, DP Bayouish, Old Bay… and garlic.

Served over parm grits.

It ate well. caliprince approved, so it’ll happen again.

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Buckwoody Egger Posts: 1,200

June 12

that’s a great looking plate Doc!

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lousubcap Posts: 35,631

June 12

That is getting it done right there. However, just riding along with all the other talented cooks you have been sharing. Dang-

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Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,264

June 12 edited June 12

Nicely done! Sounds amazing and that preparation is beautiful.

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danhoo Posts: 720

June 12

Looks great @caliking I would be all over a plate or two.

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johnmitchell Posts: 7,163

June 12

That looks and sounds spectacular 👏👏

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ColbyLang Posts: 4,215

June 12

Good looking plate. Definitely more creole than Cajun. We don’t use tomatoes in a brown gravy

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caliking Posts: 19,589

June 12

Thanks. I know streams were crossed, but all the recipes looked so good, I couldn’t decide on just one 😀

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caliking Posts: 19,589

June 12

danhoo said:

Looks great @caliking I would be all over a plate or two.

Thanks. It was tasty, and we almost didn’t have enough grits. Super easy to make in the Instant Pot.

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Canugghead Posts: 13,053

June 12

Beautiful, stealing the idea with the roasted shells.

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Botch Posts: 16,948

June 12

Outstanding!

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caliking Posts: 19,589

June 12

Canugghead said:

Beautiful, stealing the idea with the roasted shells.

Thanks. Probably could have roasted them a bit longer, but they were smelling great, and I was somewhat short on time.

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MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,348

June 12

@nolaegghead ??

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shtgunal3 Posts: 6,077

June 13

Raichlen gonna steal that last pic!

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caliking Posts: 19,589

June 13

shtgunal3 said:

Raichlen gonna steal that last pic!

Thanks! Only here would that be taken as a compliment 😃

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lkapigian Posts: 11,440

June 13

Now That looks Amazing!!

need @nolaegghead food posts

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Legume Posts: 15,819

June 13

Trying to reconcile that pot of beautiful shrimp and a plate with only three shrimp on it. You must have been serving multitudes.

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caliking Posts: 19,589

June 13

Legume said:

Trying to reconcile that pot of beautiful shrimp and a plate with only three shrimp on it. You must have been serving multitudes.

I was going for symmetry (and portion control). Then, said "fvck it... I'm getting more."

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Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,998

June 13

That dish is a WOW, nicely done!

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bubbajack Posts: 1,152

June 13

We love shrimp and grits and looks great!

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Canugghead Posts: 13,053

June 13

Legume said:

Trying to reconcile that pot of beautiful shrimp and a plate with only three shrimp on it. You must have been serving multitudes.

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