Video:How to Make Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

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Transcript:How to Make Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

Hello, I'm Dorothy Kazel for About.com. Today we are going to make 8 savory bacon-wrapped shrimp. This recipe is from About.com's Southern food site.

Ingredients for the Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

The ingredients you will need are:

• 1 orange, sectioned, seeded and chopped
• 1 hot red chile, stemmed and chopped
• 2 scallions, white and green parts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 large shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 3 to 4 slices bacon, cut into 2 to 3-inch sections
• 8 leaves bibb or Boston lettuce

Make the Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

In preparation for your bacon-wrapped shrimp, preheat the broiler. In a bowl, stir together the chopped orange, chile, scallions, cilantro, olive oil, and salt and pepper.

Wrap each shrimp in a section of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Put the shrimp on a baking sheet and broil, turning once, until the bacon is crisp and the shrimp is cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes each side.

Serve the Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

Serve the shrimp by laying a lettuce leaf on the cutting board. Remove the toothpick from 1 of the cooked shrimp and center the shrimp on the lettuce leaf.

Spoon a little of the citrus sauce on top, wrap it all up in the lettuce like a burrito, and put it seam-side down on a plate. Keep going in the same way to wrap all of the shrimp. Serve hot.

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