Bacon Wrapped Shrimp With Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 14 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 20 slices bacon (about 12 ounces)
• 20 medium shrimp (about 1 pound) or 20 large shrimp, shelled and deveined (about 1 pound)
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons chopped chipotle chiles in adobo
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak 5 to 8 bamboo skewers in water for about 20 minutes to keep them from burning on the grill or under the broiler.
• 2 meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet until halfway done, about 4 minutes. drain and cool on paper towels. wrap a piece od bacon around the middle of each shrimp; skewer with bamboo through the point where the bacon ends meet to keep it from unraveling. thread 3 to 5 shrimp on each skewer.
• 3 puree the barbecue sauce, oil, lemon juice, mustard, chipotles, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper in a blender. set aside half of the sauce for dipping.
• 4 preheat a grill, grill pan or broiler. grill or broil shrimp (on a foil-lined baking sheet, if broiling) for 5 minutes, basting with the sauce once they begin to turn pink. flip, baste again and grill or broil until just cooked through, about 4 more minutes. serve with extra sauce.