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Summary
At Peels in New York City, chefs Preston and Ginger Madson tweak this Low Country favorite with two secret ingredients: a little Budweiser and a lot of tasso, a Cajun-spiced ham, which you'll find at specialty foods stores and cajungrocer.com. You can sub in andouille sausage if tasso is not available.
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow grits (not instant)
- 1 cup grated sharp white cheddar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 jalapeño, seeded, diced
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Kosher salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup 1/3" cubes tasso, andouille sausage, or bacon
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (optional)
- 3 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, divided
- 16 large shrimp (about 1 pound), peeled, deveined
- 1/4 cup (or more) beer
- 1/4 cup low-salt chicken stock
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 277 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 21 g 32.49%
- Saturated Fat: 11 g 53.81%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 50 mg 16.53%
- Sodium: 300 mg 12.48%
- Calcium: 230 mg 23%
- Potassium: 55 mg 1.58%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 3.69%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 12 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.33%
- Sugar: 1 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Alcohol: 1 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 7.19%
- Vitamin C 1.15%
- Vitamin D 2.36%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq