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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes |
Ready In: 38 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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Shrimp and Bacon go together so well these were wonderful and they disappear quickly. Ingredients:
20 slices bacon |
2 bunches basil |
40 medium shrimp, peeled,tails on,and deveined |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper |
4 lemons, cut into wedges |
Directions:
1. Preheat broiler.
2. Cut bacon strips in half widthwise.
3. On a large cutting board lay bacon strips flat.
4. Place a basil leaf in the middle of each piece of bacon.
5. Place a shrimp on top of the basil with the tail at a right angle to the bacon strip.
6. Wrap the bacon around the shrimp and place seam side down on a broiling pan; secure with toothpick if desired.
7. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
8. Broil, 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 3 minutes.
9. Turn over and broil another 3 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and curled and the bacon is crisp.
10. Squeeze lemon juice over cooked shrimp just before serving.
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