Shrimp and Grits from John Currence's Big Bad Breakfast | TASTE

Ingredients

• 1½ tbsp clarified butter or your preferred cooking fat
• 1½ tbsp bacon fat
• 8 oz medium, fully peeled, gulf brown shrimp
• salt and black pepper
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• ¼ c cooked bacon bits
• ¾ c chopped tomato
• 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 c garlic cheese grits, warmed
• 2 poached eggs, warmed
• ¾ c red-eye gravy, warmed
• ¼ c sliced green onion, green part only
• 2 tbsp bacon fat
• 4 oz country ham, diced very small
• ¾ c coffee
• ½ c veal or beef stock
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes
• ½ tbsp cornstarch
• 1½ tbsp cool water
• 2 c whole milk
• 2 c chicken stock
• 1 c stone-ground grits
• 1 tsp salt, plus more as needed
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• ½ c grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• freshly ground black pepper