Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison

Succulent Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp

Preparation info
  • Makes

    2 dozen

    dozen
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Smoke & Spice: Cooking With Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue
Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

  • About

Sara Perry wrote a book called Everything Tastes Better with Bacon (2002, Chronicle Books). Who are we to disagree?

Ingredients

  • 2 dozen peeled large shrimp, with tails left on
  • Minced zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • Pinch or <

Method

  1. Prepare your smoker for barbecuing, bringing the temperature to 180°F to 200°F.
  2. Toss the shrimp with the lemon zest and juice. Wrap each shrimp with bacon, covering the sides of the shrimp pretty thoroughly, and then skewer the wrapped shrimp on a small bamboo skewer. Place on a small grill rack or on the cooking grate and smoke until the bacon is cooked throug