Chuck's Shrimp Brochettes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 12 brochettes (2 to 3 servings)
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 3 servings
- Calories
- 567
- Total Fat
- 57
- Saturated Fat
- 28
- Carbohydrates
- 4
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 1
- Protein
- 11
- Cholesterol
- 155
- Sodium
- 778
- Total: 25 min
- Active: 25 min
Ingredients
12 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on
2 tablespoons queso fresco
1 large jalapeno, half of the seeds removed (to control heat), minced
6 slices thin-cut bacon, cut in half crosswise
8 tablespoons salted butter
1 heaping tablespoon adobo sauce
1 pinch garlic powder
1 lime, juiced
Olive oil, for brushing the grill
Directions
- Make a deep slit along the back of each shrimp and spread to butterfly. Stuff each shrimp with 1/2 teaspoon queso fresco and some jalapeno. Close the shrimp around the cheese and jalapeno. Wrap the stuffed shrimp with a half-piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick or small skewer.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the adobo sauce, garlic powder and lime juice. Pour half of the butter mixture into a bowl for serving and divide the remaining half between 2 bowls for brushing and basting.
- Heat a grill or grill pan over medium heat; brush with olive oil. Brush one side of the shrimp with the butter mixture and put the shrimp on the grill buttered-side down. Using the same brush and same butter, brush the second side. Grill for a few minutes, checking to make sure the bacon is not sticking to the grill.
- Flip the shrimp and cook, flipping as needed and frequently basting with the second small bowl of butter and a clean brush, until the bacon is completely cooked and the shrimp are opaque, about 8 minutes total. Serve the shrimp on a platter with the remaining chipotle butter.