Bacon Shrimp with Basil Stuffing
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon fresh minced garlic
- 15 thin bacon slices, cut in half
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 30 basil leaves, coarsely chopped
- 30 large shrimp (21-25 count per pound), peeled with tail shells on
- Parmesan cheese
Sauce
- ¼ cup applesauce
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
- 1¼ cups Bacon & Chipotle Grilling Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Extravagonzo Roasted Garlic Culinary Oil
Instructions
- Mix together the basil, cheese and garlic.
- Cut deep down the back of each shrimp and remove the vein.
- Fill the cut with ½ teaspoon of the basil stuffing.
- Wrap each shrimp with ½ slice of bacon and tuck the loose end or secure the bacon with a toothpick, leaving only the shrimp tail exposed.
- Build a fire (wood or a combination or charcoal and wood) for indirect cooking situating the coals on only one side of the grill, leaving the other side void.
- When the grill temperature reaches 400 F, place the shrimp on the grill away from the coals and with the tails pointing up.
- Close the lid and cook the shrimp for 14 minutes.
- Drain the shrimp on a paper towel lined platter.
- Stir the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Holding the shrimp by the tail, dip each into the sauce, and return it to the grill away from the coals.
- Close the cooker lid and allow the sauce to caramelize (about 3 minutes).
- Serve hot.
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