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Spring Chicken Stuffed with Andouille Sausage with Shrimp and Cheese Grits

QimiQ Benefits

  • Quick and easy preparation
  • Enhances the natural taste of added ingredients

Minutes

25

Difficulty

easy

Spring Chicken Stuffed with Andouille Sausage with Shrimp and Cheese Grits
Spring Chicken Stuffed with Andouille Sausage with Shrimp and Cheese Grits

Ingredients

For 10 portions

  • 2000g

    Spring chicken

  • For the stuffing

  • 500g

    QimiQ Classic

  • 300ml

    Chicken stock

  • 50ml

    Olive oil

  • 100g

    Onion(s), finely chopped

  • 50g

    Garlic, finely chopped

  • 75g

    Celery, diced

  • 75g

    Carrots, diced

  • 50g

    Red chilli pepper, fresh

  • 200g

    Andouille sausage

  • 400g

    White toasting bread, toasted

  • Salt and pepper

  • Thyme, chopped

  • Sage, chopped

  • For the grits

  • 1000g

    Shrimps, ready to eat

  • 500g

    Smoked bacon

  • 220g

    Stone ground grits, ground

  • 750ml

    Fish stock

  • 140g

    Goat Milk Cheddar, grated

  • 70g

    Fontina cheese, grated

  • 250g

    QimiQ Classic, unchilled

  • 50g

    Garlic, squeezed

  • Salt and pepper

  • 150g

    Yellow pepper(s)

  • 150g

    Red pepper(s)

Preparation

  1. Remove the breast bone from the chicken.
  2. For the stuffing, whisk QimiQ Classic smooth, add the chicken stock and whisk smooth.
  3. Sauté the onion, garlic, celery, carrot and chili in olive oil. Add to the QimiQ mixture and mix well. Add the sausage, diced bread, seasoning and herbs and mix well.
  4. Stuff the chicken with the sausage mix and roast in a hot oven for approx 45 minutes.
  5. For the grits, wrap the shrimps in the bacon. Wash the grits until the water is clear.
  6. Bring the grits to the boil in the fish stock, reduce the heat and simmer until tender. Add both cheeses and continue to cook until completely melted and well incorporated. Finish with the cold QimiQ Classic, adjust the seasoning and mix well.
  7. Sauté the bacon wrapped shrimp and serve with the cheese grits and roasted peppers.
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