Bacon Wrapped Gulf Shrimp With Blue Cheese Butter And Port Reduction Recipes

BACON-WRAPPED BLUE CHEESE SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Combine butter, garlic and pepper sauce. Cut a slit in each shrimp along the inside curve; flatten slightly. Sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper. Press a cheese cube into slit. Wrap a basil leaf and bacon piece around each shrimp; secure with a toothpick., Place shrimp on a greased rack of a broiler pan. Broil 6-8 in. from heat until shrimp turn pink and bacon is crisp, 5-6 minutes on each side, basting occasionally with butter mixture., Arrange shrimp on a serving platter; sprinkle with celery, crumbled blue cheese and basil.

2 CHEESE BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP

Steps:

• 1. Pre cook the bacon slightly in the microwave for maybe 50 seconds. You want to do this step so the bacon and shrimp cook the same length of time,
• 2. Put paper towels on a plate, single layer of bacon, cover with paper towels. Repeat until all bacon is pre cooked.
• 3. Peel and devein shrimp, or buy them that way.
• 4. Put blue cheese crumbles in a small bowl
• 5. In the space the shrimp was deveined, put a rounded teaspoon of cream cheese in. The individual packets work well here, cut the end off and you have a mini piping bag.
• 6. Dip the filled shrimp, cream cheese side down into the blue cheese crumbles, the blue cheese will stick to the cream cheese.
• 7. Wrap each shrimp in a slice of bacon, secure with a toothpick, and place in a single layer on a large platter. Repeat for all shrimp.
• 8. Sprinkle hot sauce over all, sprinkle with dill weed.
• 9. Deep fat fry in small batches until golden, maybe 4 minutes per batch.
• 10. Seve with prepared Ranch or Blue cheese dressing.

BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Wrap each shrimp with a bacon slice and secure with 2 wooden picks.
• Stir together the melted shortening, cheese, garlic and lemon juice; brush mixture on shrimp.
• Place shrimp on a baking sheet and broil, about 5 inches from the heat, for 4 minutes per side or until bacon is crisp.