Cheese and Sausage Beer Oats with Sautéed Shrimp
Author Notes: This is an update of a classic Cajun dish. Grits are traditionally used, but this uses oats cooked in Bock beer. - Greg Fontenot
Serves 4
- 3 cups Bock beer
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- 1 cup grated smoked Gouda
- 8 ounces andouille sausage
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 1/2 pound cleaned shrimp, (25-30 count)
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Bring beer to a boil with salt. Add oatmeal and cook with stirring over medium heat until tender, 5 minutes.
- Mix in cream with cheese and chopped sausage stirring until cheese melts and cream in incorporated.
- Heat olive oil with butter in a sauté pan. Add onions and cook until tender, 5-6 minutes. Stir in garlic and green onions cooking 5 more minutes.
- Mix in tomatoes and sauté until liquid reduces. Stir in shrimp and sauté until pink.
- Finish with hot sauce and lemon juice cooking an additional 1 minute.
- Serve shrimp over cheese and sausage beer oats.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Beer


