Shrimp Embrochette

Directions

Ingredients :

6 large shrimp – peeled

deveined and chopped

1 cup dry bread crumbs

1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat

drained

1 jalapeno pepper

seeded and minced

1 cup shredded pepperjack cheese

½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese

½ cup olive oil

garlic salt to taste

40 large shrimp – peeled

deveined and butterflied

20 thick slices bacon

cut in half

toothpicks

Methods :

In a medium bowl, mix together the 6 chopped shrimp, bread crumbs, crabmeat, jalapeno pepper, pepperjack cheese, Cheddar cheese, olive oil and garlic salt. You can experiment with the amounts of shrimp and crab, just make sure the mixture holds together firmly when squeezed in your hand.

Preheat the oven’s broiler.

Lay the bacon strips out on a clean work surface. Squeeze a small handful of the crab mixture tightly. Stuff it into a butterflied shrimp, and wrap with bacon. Secure with two toothpicks – I like to make an X out of toothpicks, it holds better. Place the shrimp on a roasting pan, or cookie sheet.

Broil shrimp for about 10 minutes, or until the bacon is crisped, then turn and broil on the other side.