Listen ya’ll. I was skeptical of this one. shrimpandgrits holds a very special place in my heart. Start messing around with substitutions and alterations and I’m bound to have my reservations…. but this was damn good! I did add a few things, though. Instead of relying solely on spices, I sautéed up an onion, some garlic, a red bell pepper and a jalapeño before adding the shrimp and sausage. Because. vegetables… but I was floored by how the faux grits turned out. Who knew cauliflower was such a sleeper ingredient. Consistency was creamy but not mushy. Flavor was subtle. All-in-all a winning recipe!
The recipe originally called for ghee which is fine if you are goin dairyfree or paleo but if you aren’t. Use the butter. Always use the butter.
Ingredients:
Shrimp & Sausage with gravy
1 package beef Smoked Sausage
1 lb frozen or fresh shrimp, thawed
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, more or less to taste
1/4 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 tbsp water
1 tsp arrowroot powder
Garlic Cauliflower Mash
1 large head cauliflower, cut into pieces
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1.5 tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp butter
Directions:
- Place cauliflower pieces in a large pot and fill to cover them halfway with water.
- Bring to a boil and cook 10-15 minutes, until very tender.
- Meanwhile, cut the link into 1/4 inch slices.
- Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
- Once hot, add sausage pieces and thawed shrimp and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Flip the pieces and cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add spices and continue to stir.
- Add chicken broth and use spoon to scrape up any brown bits.
- Cook and let the chicken broth reduce by about half.
- Combine the arrowroot powder & water in a small dish, and stir the mixture into the sausage/chicken broth.
- Turn heat to low and add more chicken broth if you need to thin it out at all (or you can add more arrowroot/water mixture if it needs to be thickened).
- Once the cauliflower is done, drain all of the water out and return to pan.
- Add ghee, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and chicken broth and mash together.
- Serve the shrimp/sausage and sauce over top the mashed cauliflower.