Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon

Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon is a simple recipe that is ideal finger food as an appetizer/starter. Serve with a drizzle of honey and soy sauce and a rice for a main dish. This recipe is ready within 25 minutes, but I make it in advance and allow the shrimp to marinade for at least 1 1/2 hours.

Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon

A superb quick starter or appertizer. Full of finger licking stickyness.

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Course: Appetizer, Main Dish, Starter

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Bacon, Grill, Seafood, Shrimp

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Marinade: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 Portions

Calories: 248kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 500 g shrimp large, devein and peel, Keep tails
• 14 rashers smoked back bacon
• 3 cloves garlic peel/mince
• 1/2 tsp ginger minced
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 tsp salt to season
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions

• Preheat grill to medium high heat.
• In a mixing bowl, add the honey, minced garlic, sesame oil, minced ginger, soy sauce, barbecue sauce and lime juice and stir well.
  3 cloves garlic, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, 3 tbsp soy sauce
• When mixed, pour half into a separate bowl to use as a dip later. Store in the fridge is best.
• Add the deveined and peeled shrimp to the mixing bowl ensuring all of the are coated.
  500 g shrimp
• Add the salt and pepper and place in the fridge. Leave for as long as possible but I find 1 ½ hours ideal but at least 10 minutes if your pushed for time.
  1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper
• Line a large enough baking tray with parchment/greaseproof paper.
• Place the bacon on a chopping bord and cut it in half lengthways. Otherwise, it can be too big for the shrimp!
  14 rashers smoked back bacon
• Wrap one slice of bacon around one shrimp and place on the lined baking tray.
• Repeat until all of the shrimp are wrapped.
• Remove the marinade from the fridge so it reaches room temperature.
• Place the tray under the grill for 5 – 7 minutes until the bacon and crisped up but not burnt.
• Remove the tray and turn the shrimp over to the other side and place back under the grill for a further 2 minutes.
• Serve with the marinade as a starter/appetizer or with rice for a bigger course.

Nutrition

Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 1224mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg