On Sat, 23 Nov 2013 10:43:17 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > My son wraps shrimp with raw bacon and cooks them on the bbq.
> > Somehow, the bacon ends up crispy and the shrimp is not over cooked in
> > the process. I'd probably end up with limp bacon and overcooked
> > shrimp if I tried doing it that way.
>
> That's actually hard to believe. Normally you would cook the bacon
> until almost done, then wrap the raw shrimp with it. The only way I
> can imagine that he pulls that off would be to put the wrapped shrimp
> on *extemely* high grill heat. Maybe the extreme heat would sear the
> bacon before overcooking the shrimp.
>
I'm testifying to the fact. I don't cook 'em, I just eat them. It's
an appetizer, so I suppose he uses the coals when they are at their
hottest.


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