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Red Lobster's Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Shrimp

Recipe By :Todd Wilbur
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5 pieces bacon
5 large shrimp
3 slices fresh jalapeno
1 ounce pepper-jack cheese
Seasoning
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 dash freshly-ground black pepper
1 dash cayenne pepper
1 dash allspice
Dipping Sauce
1/3 cup ranch dressing
1/4 teaspoon dried cilantro

Preheat oven to broil.
Make the seasoning blend by combining the ingredients in a small bowl.
Set this aside.
Make the dipping sauce by combining the ranch dressing with cilantro in a
medium bowl.
Cook the bacon in a frying pan over medium-high heat, but don't cook it
all the way to crispy. You want undercooked bacon that, when cool, will
easily wrap around the shrimp. Cook the bacon about 3 minutes per side,
and don't let it brown. When the bacon is done lay it on paper towels to
drain and cool.
Shell the shrimp, leaving the last segment of the shell and the tail.
Remove the dark vein from the back of the shrimp, and then cut down into
the back of the shrimp, without cutting all the way through, so that the
shrimp is nearly butterflied open. This will make a pocket for the pepper
and cheese.

Pour 1 cup of water into a small bowl. Add the shrimp and jalapeno
peppers and microwave for 60 to 90 seconds. Shrimp should be starting to
firm up and change color. Immediately pour the water out of the bowl,
remove the jalapeno slices and pour cold water over the shrimp. Place the
the shrimp and jalapeno pepper slices onto paper towels to drain off
excess water.

Build the appetizer by cutting the jalapeno slices in half and removing
the seeds. You should now have 6 jalapeno slices -- you'll need 5 of
these. Place one slice into the slit on the back of a shrimp. Cut an
inch-long chunk of cheese (about 1/4-inch thick), and place it on the
jalapeno slice. Wrap a piece of bacon around the shrimp, starting where
the cheese is. Start wrapping with the thinnest end of the bacon. Go 1
1/2 times around the shrimp and then cut off the excess bacon and slide a
skewer through the shrimp, starting with the end where the cheese is and
piercing the cut end of the bacon on the other side. Repeat with the
remaining shrimp and slide them onto the skewer with the tails facing the
same direction.

Put the skewer onto a baking sheet or broiler pan and sprinkle a very
light coating of the seasoning blend over the shrimp, then broil for 3 to
4 minutes or until the bacon begins to brown and the cheese begins to
ooze. Serve over a bed of rice if desired. Feed the left over bacon
pieces to the dog while you scarf out on the shrimp.

This recipe yields 2 servings as an appetizer.

Source: "Todd Wilbur's Top Secret Recipes at
http://www.topsecretrecipes.com"
by Joe Comiskey - "
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 109 Calories; 8g Fat (68.4%
calories from fat); 8g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 36mg
Cholesterol; 541mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1
Fat.

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