How to Prepare Appetizing Gumbo And Cheese Grits

Gumbo And Cheese Grits.

You can have Gumbo And Cheese Grits using 21 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Gumbo And Cheese Grits

1. It's 1 stick of Butter.
2. Prepare 1 cup of Flour.
3. It's 1 cup of Clam juice.
4. It's 1 1/2 cup of Chicken broth.
5. It's 1 lb of Smoke sausage.
6. You need 1 cup of Shrimp.
7. You need 1/4 tsp of Thyme.
8. Prepare 1/2 tbsp of Parsley.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of Basil.
10. Prepare 2 of Bay leaves.
11. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Pepper.
12. You need 3/4 tbsp of Creole seasoning.
13. You need of Cheese Grits.
14. Prepare 1 of Pepper.
15. You need 1 cup of Quick Quaker plain grits.
16. Prepare 3 cup of Water.
17. It's 2 tsp of Salt.
18. Prepare 1 cup of Milk.
19. You need 1/4 of Bell pepper chopped.
20. You need 1/3 of Onion chopped.
21. You need 2 clove of Garlic minced.

Gumbo And Cheese Grits instructions

1. Start grits by boiling water and adding salt..
2. Once boiling add grits slowly and stir while adding in grits..
3. Immediately turn down to low (between 1-2)..
4. Now cover with a lid and check every 5-10 minutes. This is when you can start your gumbo as seen below..
5. Now when you stir grits start to add in milk as they get thick..
6. Now time to start the gumbo. First melt the butter on low-med heat in a large pot.
7. Once the mixture starts to brown (10 min) add in onion, garlic, and bell pepper. Cook until translucent..
8. Now slowly stir in clam juice and chicken broth..
9. Add in the rest of the spices, cooked shrimp, and cooked smoked sausage. Cover and let it simmer for 30 min. Check and stir ever 10 min..
10. In the mean time check on grits and stir in the rest of the milk and add pepper & salt in to taste. Add in 3/4-1 cup of sharp cheddar cheese and let it melt..
11. The gumbo and grits should now be about complete. Serve the gumbo on top of the grits and enjoy!!!.