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Chef Blythe Beck shares recipes for cheddar grits and strawberry shortcake

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updated 11:39 a.m. ET Sept. 29, 2009

Shrimp and spicy cheddar grits
Blythe Beck, 'The Naughty Kitchen'

Makes 4 to 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

12 shrimp - 16/20, peeled and deveined
4 cups grits
1/2 cup onions, diced
8 slices of bacon
4 garlic cloves, manicured
4 shallots, manicured
3 tablespoons jalapenos, deseeded and diced
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 pound butter (reserve 4 tablespoons to sauté shrimp and 4 tablespoons for vegetables)
8 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 cups cream
Kosher salt

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DIRECTIONS

Bring chicken stock to a boil. Whisk in grits.

Once grits are cooked, fold in butter, cream and cheese.

In a sauté pan add reserved butter, then sweat onions, garlic, shallots and jalapenos and chopped bacon, then fold into your grits. Season with salt to taste.

Rinse, dry and season shrimp with kosher salt. Sauté shrimp in 3 tablespoons of butter (1 minute on each side until pink).

Assembly:
Place a serving of grits on a plate. Add 2 shrimp on top of grits.

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Sexy strawberry shortcake
Blythe Beck, 'The Naughty Kitchen'

Makes 4 to 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

6 biscuits (normally I make homemade but store-bought work just fine)
2 pints cleaned and quartered strawberries
1 cup sugar
1 quart cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup brandy
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
6 mint leaves

DIRECTIONS

Clean, quarter strawberries and place them in a bowl. Add granulated sugar and brandy to the bowl. Gently toss strawberries to coat evenly. Allow strawberries to sit at room temperature for an hour.

Add cream to a mixing bowl. Whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat ingredients together until you have stiff peaks. Bake biscuits.

Assembly:
Slice biscuits in half and add a layer of strawberries to the bottom biscuit. Add a layer of whipped cream on top of your layer of strawberries. Add another layer of strawberries and another layer of whipped cream. Put the top biscuit on all your layers. Add whipped cream to the top. Garnish with mint leaves.

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