Hominy Grill's Shrimp and Grits

Ingredients

• 5 slices bacon chopped
• 6 servings creamy cheddar cheese grits 
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 8 oz mushrooms fresh sliced
• 3  garlic cloves minced
• 0.5 cup green onions thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce 
• 0.3 cup juice of lemon fresh
• 2 pounds shrimp raw unpeeled ()
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• frying pan
• paper towels

Directions

1. Peel shrimp; devein, if desired. Toss shrimp with flour until lightly coated, shaking to remove excess.
2. Cook bacon in a medium skillet over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until crisp.
3. Remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet.
4. Saut mushrooms in hot drippings 4 minutes or just until mushrooms begin to release their liquid.
5. Add shrimp, and saut 3 to 3 1/2 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
6. Add garlic, and saut 1 minute (do not brown garlic).
7. Add lemon juice and next 3 ingredients; serve immediately over Creamy Cheddar Cheese Grits.
8. Sprinkle with bacon.