Bacon Shrimp Wraps

Ingredients:

  • 20 strips of bacon
  • 2 bunches basil
  • 40 medium shrimp, peeled (tails on) and deveined
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 4 lemons, cut into wedges

Preparation:

Preheat broiler.

Cut bacon strips in half widthwise. On a large cutting board lay bacon strips fla Tbsp Place a basil leaf in the middle of each piece of bacon. Place a shrimp on top of the basil with the tail at a right angle to the bacon strip. Wrap the bacon around the shrimp and place seam side down on a broiling pan; secure with toothpick if desired. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Broil, 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 3 minutes. Turn over and broil another 3 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and curled and the bacon is crisp. Squeeze lemon juice over cooked shrimp just before serving.

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