Shrimp in Stoles with Dr Pep BBQ Sauce

Name: Shrimp in Stoles with Dr Pep BBQ Sauce
Ingredients: Dr pep BBQ sauce; 20 slices precooked bacon (see note); 1 teaspoon pressed fresh ginger (use a garlic press); 1 teaspoon pressed fresh ginger (use a garlic press); ¼ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 20 large, fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Preparation info

Serves
5 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Southern Cocktails

By Denise Gee

Published 2007

About

Nannie and I would laugh that one of her old Cajun cookbooks called fried shrimp “shrimp in pants.” A similar take on shrimp is at play in this recipe for bacon-wrapped shrimp. It’s fabulous with a Dr Pepper–based barbecue sauce, which was my secret recipe until now.

Ingredients

20 thick, round wooden picks or skewers
20 large, fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons olive oil

Starter

Method

Soak the picks in water for 30 minutes (so they won’t burn on the grill).

Combine the shrimp, olive oil, orange juice, ginger, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl; marinate for 20 to 30 minutes (any longer than that and the shrimp may toughen).

Heat the grill to medium-high heat (350 degrees F).

Wrap 1 bacon slice around each shrimp and secure with a pick.

Grill th