Creamy Cajun Shrimp Over Spicy Cheesy Biscuits Recipes

CHEESY CAJUN SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring water and salt to a boil. Slowly stir in grits. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, covered, until thickened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese and butter until melted; keep warm., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cook and stir shrimp in bacon drippings until shrimp turn pink, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in Cajun seasoning and parsley., Divide grits among 8 serving bowls; top with shrimp mixture and the bacon.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND SAUSAGE GRAVY OVER BISCUITS

Steps:

• Sausage -- In a large saute pan cook the diced andouille on medium heat until cooked through. Don't cook it at too high of a temperature. You want to slowly saute it. Once it is done, remove to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain.
• Sauce -- In the same pan, pour out the drippings from the andouille (no need to clean the pan out, the flavor is fine, you just don't want all the oil) and add the fresh olive oil and bring to medium high heat. Add in the onion, celery, red pepper and garlic and saute 3-4 minutes.
• Deglaze -- Originally I used chicken broth because that is all I had. Now, I like to deglaze with white wine just to get all the bits up off the pan. Add the wine and scrape up the bits from the pan and cook just a minute, then remove from the heat and slowly add in the cream, hot sauce (to taste) and the cajun seasoning and return to the heat on medium low cook until it reduces about 20-30 minutes. The cream will naturally thicken on it's own.
• Shrimp and Sausage -- After the sauce has thickened, add the sausage back in as well as the shrimp and cook on medium heat until the shrimp begin to curl and turn pink. Add salt and pepper if needed according to your taste.
• Biscuits -- Now I just used a canned biscuit, so I baked them according to directions, but if you want to make your own, by all means please do.
• Serving -- Right before serving, add in the scallions and serve this decadent sauce over sliced biscuits.
• Cook up some of your favorite eggs and serve with some Bloody Mary's for a perfect brunch. This also would make a great lunch or dinner.

CREAMY CAJUN SHRIMP OVER SPICY CHEESY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Make the biscuits -- as they cook you can keep busy making the sauce. First step, I like to microwave my sweet potato. Use a large sweet potato for this, skin on, nothing fancy, just poke 1-2 times with a fork and pop in the micro, make this easy. Just cook 4-5 minutes until nice and soft. Remove and let cool enough to handle. Then just scoop out the inside. You will need one cup of the potato.
• Mix the potato with the bisquick mix, milk, cheese, grated onion, seasoning and butter. On a cookie sheet drop 2 tablespoons of the dough down on the pan and press down slightly and then bake in a 425 degree oven on the middle rack until golden brown. About 12-15 minutes. Remove and set to the side covered while the sauce is cooking.
• The beginning of the sauce -- In a medium saucepan add the bacon and cook until brown and crispy. Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain. Just let it cool.
• Sauce stage 2 -- I like to remove the bacon drippings and just keep some. You will only need a teaspoon to cook the shrimp and another for the vegetables. So on medium heat - add a teaspoon of the bacon drippings to the pan and saute the the shrimp until they JUST start to turn pink and start to curl, 2-3 minutes. They don't take long and don't over cook. Remove to a small bowl and cover. Once you put them back in the sauce they will continue cooking.
• Sauce stage 3 -- now the bacon and shrimp are done so lets start the vegetables. Add another teaspoon of the bacon drippings to the pan and bring to medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until nice and translucent and tender, just a couple of minutes is all you need. Now, add the butter and let it melt. Add the flour and cook until combined, just a minute. Add the milk and cream and bring to medium heat until the sauce begins to thicken. Add the seasonings (hot sauce optional, I like it), fresh parsley, scallions and then add the bacon and shrimp back inches Just cook a minute until heated through.
• Slice the biscuits and top with the creamy shrimp mixture and top with a little parsley and sprinkle of paprika. True comfort food!