How to Make Bacon-Wrapped Shrimps

Yields: 35-40 wrapped shrimps

Preparation time: 20 mins + 30 mins (inactive)

Cooking time: 3-4 minutes

Ingredients needed to make Bacon-Wrapped Shrimps:

• 6 oz thin bacon slices
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 35-40 wooden skewers

Cooking instructions for Bacon-Wrapped Shrimps:

• Dip the skewers in water and set aside for half an hour to soak.
• Position a rack at the upper part within your broiler and warm it up to high.
• Spoon the oil into a bowl and whisk in a dash of pepper and paprika until well combined.
• Throw in the shrimps and toss them together to coat well with the spiced up olive oil.
• Insert a skewer through the thicker, anterior portion of one shrimp, so that it pass along its middle and comes out at the posterior or tail end.
• Wrap each bacon slice around the skewered shrimp until most of it is enveloped and transfer it onto a baking sheet.
• Prepare rest of shrimps in a similar fashion and arrange them on the baking sheets, spaced apart.
• Place it in the hot broiler and broil for about 3-4 minutes or until the flesh of the shrimp turns opaque, indicating that it is cooked through and the bacon turns crispy.
• Serve it alongside your favourite dip or with a slightly sweet cocktail.

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Last Updated on March 4, 2013 by