Empire’s Treasure® Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Empire’s Treasure® Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Directions
- Par cook the bacon about fifty percent of the way. Then cool down.
- Soak toothpicks in water for 30 minutes to one hour. This will stop them from flaming up on the grill.
- Cut each piece of bacon in half. Wrap each shrimp in a half slice of bacon and secure with toothpicks. Cook shrimp on medium high heat area of the grill for 2-3 minutes per side until shrimp is opaque in color and curled with bacon becoming crispy. Remove shrimp form the grill and reserve.
- In a bowl whisk together chipotle, lime juice, mayonnaise, and cilantro. Serve this with shrimp as a side sauce.
Ingredients
- 18 ea Empires Treasure 16/20 tail on shrimp , peeled and deveined
- 9 strips Ridgecrest® Bacon
- 18 ea toothpick(s)
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup West Creek® Mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Contigo® chipotle peppers, pureed
- 1 tsp Ascend® Juice, Lime
- 1 tsp Peak Fresh Produce® Cilantro, chopped
Chef Lonnie Varisco - Corporate Executive Chef, Performance Foodservice.