Best Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

Best Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

You don’t have to precook bacon for bacon-wrapped shrimp. Thinly sliced bacon will cook through in the same amount of time it takes to cook the shrimp. If you buy thick-cut bacon (or another type of bacon) and worry it will cook slower than the shrimp, you can precook it in a skillet or oven. You can even make air-fryer bacon. Just be sure to cook the bacon until it’s partially cooked but not crisp. Otherwise, it won’t wrap around the shrimp.

Ingredients :

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon each salt, garlic powder and pepper
• 18 uncooked shrimp (16-20 per pound), peeled and deveined, tails on
• 9 bacon strips, halved lengthwise
• optional: ranch dip and lemon wedges

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine sugar, lemon juice, oil and seasonings. Pour 1/4 cup marinade into a large shallow dish; add shrimp. Let stand 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade for basting.
2. Preheat broiler. Drain shrimp; discard marinade. Wrap each shrimp with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
3. Place on a greased rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 in. from heat until shrimp turn pink, 3-4 minutes on each side, basting frequently with remaining marinade after turning. If desired, serve with ranch dip and lemon wedges.