- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup quick-cooking grits
- 6 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
- Bring chicken broth, milk, and 1 teaspoon garlic to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in grits, reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and thoroughly mix in Cheddar cheese; season with salt and black pepper. Set grits aside and keep warm.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and 2 teaspoons garlic until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Stir shrimp into onion mixture and cook until shrimp are pink and no longer translucent in the center, about 5 more minutes. Stir in hot pepper sauce.
- Serve grits in a large serving bowl topped with shrimp mixture.