Brochette of Grilled Scampi Wrapped in Bacon

Spiedini di Scamponi con Pangetta alla Griglia

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Leaves from The Walnut Tree: Cooking of a Lifetime

By Ann Taruschio and Franco Taruschio

Published 1993

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Ingredients

  • 32 large, fresh raw scampi
  • 32 pieces of thinly sliced smoked streaky bacon
  • freshly ground black pepper

Method

Wash and peel the scampi, remove the grey sac. Wrap a piece of streaky bacon around each one. Thread 8 scampi onto 4 skewers. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for at least 1 hour before using them. Sprinkle the scampi with a little extra-virgin olive oil. Place the skewers under the grill,