Posted on 11/01/2001 5:04:06 PM PST by diotima
Here is the official thread! I am posting from RADIO FR GROUND ZERO: ANNAZ's house. Post all comments here!!!!!! Call in at 1-866-RADIOFR
(Awaiting the enlightenment... ;^)
I'm awaitin' with ya! But first I gotta pee! Two hours+ and holdin'!! *VBG*
Sorry, for the faint of bladder!! ;-}
(Invented, or at least perfected, at Crook's Corner in Chapel Hill, NC)
This recipe makes 4 servings-this is on the small side; you'll need at least salad and bread to make a meal for four people.
1 recipe basic boiled grits & cheese (instant grits mixed with 1.5 C sharp cheddar cheese works well).
Ingredients:
1.5 to 2 lb. fresh raw shrimp, in shell
8 slices smoked bacon
peanut oil
2 C sliced mushrooms
1 C finely sliced scallions (or onion)
4 large garlic cloves, peeled
4 T plus 1 t lemon juice
3 T fresh chopped parsley
Tabasco sauce
nutmeg
salt
pepper, black and white, freshly-ground
pinch of ground cayenne pepper (more to taste)
fresh cilantro and lemon slices for garnish
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Prepare grits with full amount of cheese; season lightly to taste with Tabasco and a pinch each of nutmeg and white pepper; keep warm.
For extra zest, use optional cayenne.
Peel shrimp, rinse, and pat dry.
Dice bacon and sauté lightly in skillet; the edges of the bacon should brown, but the bacon should not become crisp.
Add enough peanut oil to bacon fat in skillet to make a layer of fat about 1/8" deep (I drain more bacon fat if it's very salty, less if it's milder); when quite hot, add shrimp in an even layer.
Turn shrimp as soon as they start to become opaque. Add mushrooms and sauté about 4 minutes. Turn occasionally and add the scallions.
Crush the garlic through a press into the mixture and stir, then season with lemon juice, a dash or two of Tabasco, and parsley. Add salt, pepper and possibly more cayenne to taste.
Divide grits among 4 plates; spoon the shrimp over.
Garnish with cilantro and lemon slices. Serve immediately.
Wine: a full-bodied dry white is best. Very cold beer is also recommended.
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AnnaZ, I have eaten these at Crook's Corner & highly recommend them!
FRegards,
CD
I'm also on the east coast (NC), so I have to go to bed soon.
FRegards...
You are very welcome! I hope you can catch that part on the archived program! I think you'd enjoy it!
Here's a photo of two of your "loooooongest" fans --
L to R: Piper (female) and her brother Wilson
I haven't read the Koran and I have no doubt it says just that. Read the Talmud and the Old and New Testament and I'm sure you'll find a myriad of statements that are "incompatible" with our Republic as well.
Every religion believes it is the one true religon. Zealots take that to the extreme and become irrational. It is theocracy and zealotry that are incompatible with the Republic, not Islam.
America is steeped in the Judeo-Christiann tradition but that doesn't mean a Muslim can't be a good American, which is what you seemed to be saying. Don't fall prey to the wartime propoganda.
Religion and faith are powerfull things and will always be used by the wicked to do evil. That doesn't make faith evil. Almost any authentic religious belief is preferable to atheism. Our beef is with ideologists and terrorists, not believers of Islam. Islam has saved many our country's downtrodden when neither the government nor Jesus could. Islam is and will continue to be a positive influence inside the borders of our Republic. Don't believe hype.
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