shrimp & bacon with cheesy grits

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ingredients:
1.5 cups grits
3.5 cups water
4.5 tablespoons butter
8 sage leaves
2.5 cups grated fontina cheese
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 pounds shrimp
1/4 cup chopped up bacon
juice of half a lemon
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped chives
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 minced garlic clove
assorted microgreens for garnish
salt & pepper
paprika

steps:
1.  fry the sage in half a tablespoon of the butter until stiff, then set aside on paper towels.

2.  boil water, and then add the grits, salt and pepper and whisk so that it doesn't stick to the bottom.  lower the heat and and cover for 7-8 minutes until all the water is absorbed into the grits.

3.  take it off the heat and a stir in the rest of the butter, the cheese, 1/2 a teaspoon of the cayenne pepper, and crumble in the sage leaves, then set aside.

4.  fry the bacon bits until it's how you like it, then set aside on a paper towel.  add the shrimp into the bacon grease, along with the garlic, salt, pepper, the remaining cayenne pepper and lemon juice.

5.  place the shrimp into a bowl and stir with the green onions, parsley and chives, and then spoon it over the grits to serve, and garnish with microgreens and a sprinkling of paprika.

- city of dionne