We've all had "shrimp on the Barbie." Pretty hard to beat, right? Well, as a famous TV chef might say, here's a great way to "kick it up a notch." The following is a recipe for marinated shrimp wrapped with bacon. This recipe serves 4. You will need:
24 medium sized shrimp, peeled and de-veined with tails left on
1 bottle of Wishbone Italian Dressing
8 strips of bacon (regular slices, not the thick kind)
1 cup barbecue sauce
½ stick melted butter
Toothpicks
Wash your shrimp in cold water. Pat them dry a bit. Place in a zip lock bag and pour in the bottle of Wishbone Italian Dressing. Let these marinate for at least an hour in the refrigerator. Cut each bacon slice into three strips and wrap a strip around each shrimp, securing it with a toothpick. I recommend NOT using thick sliced bacon. Since shrimp cooks pretty fast you want the bacon to be crispy too. For a nicer presentation, leave the tails on and fan them out. Grill the shrimp until the bacon is cooked fairly crispy, being careful not to overcook the shrimp. Keep them moving and flipping them over to prevent burning.
Warm up the barbecue sauce in a cup and mix in the melted butter. Pull the shrimp off the grill and arrange them on a plate. Brush with sauce. Serve hot. Your guests will think you are some sort of God! This recipe works well with scallops too. If you don't like seafood then you probably haven't even read this far, but I have prepared this recipe using small pieces of chicken. I like the dark meat from the thigh.
