Barbecue Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp With Basil Stuffing

Recipe from PorkBeInspired.com

Times:

Prep Time: 25 minutes prep, Cook Time: 15 minutes cook

Ingredients:

32 fresh shrimp in shells, OR frozen shrimp

Basil Stuffing:

16 slices bacon, cut in half
32 leaves basil, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
2 cloves garlic, minced
3/4 - 1 cup bottled barbecue sauce

Cooking Directions:

Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Remove shells from shrimp, leaving tails. Butterfly each shrimp by cutting a slit along its back; remove vein. Rinse shrimp and pat dry with paper towels. For stuffing, combine basil, Parmesan cheese, and garlic in small bowl. Place stuffing in slits. Leaving tail exposed, wrap each shrimp with half-slice of bacon, tucking in ends.
Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Place shrimp on baking sheet with tails pointing up. Bake until shrimp turn opaque, about 14 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
Dip shrimp into barbecue sauce and place on grill until sauce caramelizes or return to baking sheet and bake until sauce is caramelized, about 3 minutes.
Serves 6 (appetizer).


Recipe courtesy of Chris Lilly at Bib Bob Gibson's www.bigbobgibson.com

Serving Suggestions:

Company coming? Don't just throw another shrimp on the barbe' ... fix these succulent shrimp appetizers that Chris Lilly, pitmaster at Big Bob Gibson's in Birmingham, Alabama, developed and sampled on the Today show.

Nutrition:

Calories: 155 calories
Protein: 12 grams
Fat: 9 grams
Sodium: 601 milligrams
Cholesterol: 72 milligrams
Saturated Fat: 3 grams
Carbohydrates: 5 grams
Fiber: 1 grams

Random Cooking Tip:

For marinated pork chops, put pork in a self-sealing bag with marinade in the refrigerator first thing in the morning. By suppertime, pork chops can be removed from marinade -dispose of used marinade- and ready to grill.