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Ham and Shrimp Gravy
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Chef John
"I love eating this over rice or mashed potatoes. Even pasta would make for a deliciously effective delivery system!"
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Ingredients
1 h 5 m servings 234Original recipe yields 6 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Melt butter over medium heat in a deep frying pan. Stir in diced ham and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in red bell pepper, celery, white portions of green onion, jalapeno pepper, and garlic; cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in Cajun seasoning and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in flour; cook and stir until flour is no longer gritty, about 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and Worcestershire sauce; increase heat to medium-high. Simmer until vegetables are soft and liquid is reduced and thick, 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low.
- Stir in shrimp; cook and stir until shrimp are cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and cayenne pepper to taste. Garnish with green parts of green onions.
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- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
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Most helpful positive review
7/11/2012
Wish I could give 4 1/2 stars. Very simple to prepare with a good combo of flavors....just not over the top. Just enough "zip" to make it interesting. Only thing I added was a little more gar...
Most helpful critical review
2/3/2017
I was excited about trying this. It was okay but not great. I guess it's a matter of personal taste. It was too spicy for me. I tried it over grits (which I love) and I struggled through dinner ...
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7/11/2012
Wish I could give 4 1/2 stars. Very simple to prepare with a good combo of flavors....just not over the top. Just enough "zip" to make it interesting. Only thing I added was a little more gar...
9/13/2012
OMG that was sooooooooooooooo good and I am like his wife grits for me my hubby is out of town so I am making all the things he doesn't like he is not a fan of shrimp with this recipe was totall...
4/17/2017
This dish was easy to prepare although i didnt have all the spicy ingredients in the recipe but then we dont spicy in my house. I loved that the ham was drowned out by sausage and shrimp! Hey tr...
12/3/2014
Absolutely delicious and easy to make. Used garbanzo flour to make it lower in carbs and served over mashed sweet potatoes. DH was practically licking his bowl. Thanks for another super recip...
12/23/2012
I thought this was brilliant... my hubby loves pasta so I poured it over some spaghetti noodles and it was a big hit ! I don't usually eat pasta but I want to eat some every week
2/3/2017
I was excited about trying this. It was okay but not great. I guess it's a matter of personal taste. It was too spicy for me. I tried it over grits (which I love) and I struggled through dinner ...
8/22/2012
We have always LOVED shrimp and grits and have tried many, many recipes. Today I tried this one since I had all the ingredients...even fresh jalapeno and some leftover ham. The video was very...
12/1/2015
Turned out so good. I left out the ham since I didn't have any but still taste wonderful. Great comfort food.
1/16/2015
Made this for the second time tonight. The first time we had it over rice, tonight over butter grits. It was very good both ways. I end up using more flour than the recipe calls for because I li...