Southern Shrimp and Grits

Ingredients (15)

• ✓ 4 cups milk
• + 5 ½ cups water, divided add to pantry
• + 1 ½ cups stone-ground grits add to pantry
• + ½ cup butter add to pantry
• + 1 pound thick-cut bacon add to pantry
• + ½ (13 ounce) package kielbasa sausage, cut into small pieces add to pantry
• + 1 medium sweet onion, diced add to pantry
• + 1 large green bell pepper, finely diced add to pantry
• + 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp - peeled, deveined, and halved add to pantry
• + 1 teaspoon Creole seasoning, or to taste add to pantry
• + salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste add to pantry
• + salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste add to pantry
• + 1 cup all-purpose flour add to pantry
• + 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, or to taste add to pantry
• + 1 drop ketchup, or to taste add to pantry