Meyhem Lauren’s Recipe for Shrimp and Grits

This recipe is secret. This recipe was obtained under the cover of night. This recipe is from Florida. Meyhem is never finished with shrimp, and the people know it, so one person sought him out and made this shrimp and grits recipe for him in Florida.

Allegedly, it was one of the Brooks Brothers. Learn how to make the perfect grits (love and patience is key). Learn how to mix cheese with seafood (it can be done). Learn how to tan your shrimp.

Check out the recipe here: https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/j57gpb/easy-shrimp-and-grits-recipe

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as you know when we film the more i drink the better it gets first ingredient wine cheers i’m mayhem loren and today we’re making shrimp and grits about two years ago i was in jacksonville florida i don’t really want to get into y but i was there i was on a secret mission and i met a gentleman who represented one half of what he referred to as the brooks brothers he was a fan he knew of the music he knew with the show and he insisted on cooking me the best shrimp and grits literally i’ve ever had in my life and proceeded to cook shrimp and grits on a grill in the middle of the street in jacksonville i can’t make this up i wrote down the recipe and here we are now duplicating the brooks brothers recipe let’s get started so we have two cups of milk then i’m gonna add two cups of water why is this water going on so slow what’s up with the water pressure in the building we’ll let that heat up the thing about grits is it may seem like a simple thing to cook but it actually takes a lot of concentration and a lot of constant attention it’s like having a child if you turn your head for a minute or you stop caring and nurturing the grits they’ll get stuck to the bottom of the pan next thing you know your grits will be burned shrimp and grits will be ruined no one will ever come to you for shrimp and grits again ever i dropped the grits in two cups of milk and two cups of water add an amazing boil i’m gonna stir for approximately 30 more seconds i’m going to bring the temperature down the key to cooking grits right is cooking grits slow you can’t just get in bed with the grits you have to court the grits you have to go on a couple dates you have to hold hands you have to find out favorite colors wants needs likes and dislikes then you can have the grits i actually think this needs more milk and or water because it was thickening too quick it was just it wasn’t right i have enough of this the camera’s in front of me for a reason we’ll take a pinch of salt the black man’s kryptonite be careful assault brother i’m gonna add some butter to this now only one stick we’re being moderate with butter no more than a stick that’s all you need this looks good this is getting a good texture to it it may need another splash of water or milk i’ll see i’ll see what this butter does first here’s my theory on milk if you’re gonna use milk use whole milk if you’re gonna go bad be bad all the way don’t commit a misdemeanor commit a felony and really try to get that money whole milk we have the right texture and now we’ll start the shrimp put a little light seasoning on these take one more one more kryptonite pinch this is simple just salt and pepper no more no less that wasn’t part of the plan that was me improvising [Music] a little grape seed [Music] i just like to make things easy for myself [Music] add a little more cracked pepper to the top [Music] a little kryptonite 2019 a little kryptonite a little cryptocurrency a little everything you know you ready for glass number two i can’t drink alone like i said before it’s not a problem if you have a binge buddy if i was in here drinking alone it’d be an issue i’m just gonna rinse this because if i was at home i’d only use one utensil so i’m not gonna start acting different here because i’m in a test kitchen we’re gonna use a moderate amount of garlic so to me that’s about four cloves it’s an ancient technique i’m not gonna claim um that i invented it but i’ve definitely helped popularize it i’m not into taking credit for things i didn’t do to be honest i don’t even want credit for the things i do do i’m just trying to live and enjoy life i don’t need props keep that and i usually use the jalapeno in this recipe but i got hungry in between segments and i ate it what is this here what is this a calabrian what is it a red pepper as long as it’s hot things will work out oh look there’s shrimp i’m gonna squeeze the shell off of each of these because who really wants the tail when you you know you just want to [Music] your grits and eat the whole shrimp a little worcestershire sauce just a little a little tabasco just a little cherry wine just a little ketchup and i’m not a big fan of ketchup as a condiment sometimes recipes call for ketchup and [Music] who am i to go against the grain you know what i don’t want to just catch up because so many people like ketchup so i walk around alone a lot you know i don’t want to have to beat up five people at the same time so i’ll just be cool and avoid the situation for them not for me add a little more black pepper to it fresh lemon [Music] probably a couple lemon seeds in there disregard that try not to eat them you’ll grow a lemon tree in your little stomach if you eat them oh yeah the shrimp splash remember that people always try to lure me with shrimp like hey mayhem i have shrimp like yeah i’m just gonna walk into your cab now or word you got shrimp i gotta go to your house like you know but then again here i am cooking shrimp once more so just glad people say anything at the end of the day yo it’s it’s cool to be in a position where i can affect people and make people want to invite me to their house for shrimp even though i’m probably going to say no it’s still cool to be in someone’s heart to make them want to want to feed me because you’re at the end of the day food is the key to the the heart the stomach is the key to the soul so the fact you’re trying to lure me and take my soul via shrimp that’s real again notice one fork one fork is all you need let them tan let them get a little suntan then flip them these are practically done this whole meal is practically done oh yeah oh they’re ready to be cheesed i don’t think cheese was part of the initial recipe either but again we’re here improvising that’s that’s old stuff man rules were meant to be broken i don’t care about the books you used to read this is the new edition right this is the new testament dog we do see food and cheese it’s the new testament and we also do white cheddar and yellow cheddar why because yellow five is delicious that’s the new testament right there and then we have some crumbles too that didn’t get shredded accordingly but i bet you they’ll melt wow these look amazing you cook it slow you add a little moisture a little shrimp juice a little onion sweat with a little shrimp cologne that sounds crazy right add more black pepper oh look at look at this cheese and these grits becoming one y’all believe we’re ready to serve at this point [Music] one two three remember those old tootsie pop commercials that was the owl right the owl was talking like that who gave the owl a voice like that i want one more on top [Music] ladies and gentlemen here we have a bowl of success anybody want truck [Music] in three words describe how you feel oh my god there we go thank you you got it there we have it shrimp grits and wine and love and colors and energy sunlight emotion fire water wind yeah i don’t know what i’m saying at this point yo shrimp and grits mayhem lauren we out here shout out to the brooks brothers for the recipe click the link below [Music] you