Bbq Shrimp "blt" Sandwich

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 3 ounces shallots, peeled and sliced (5 large)
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• salt
• pepper
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 lb peeled and deveined shrimp (about 20 medium)
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 12 slices sourdough bread (thin slices)
• 2 cups baby lettuce (or 8 nice pieces romaine or iceberg lettuce)
• 1/2 lb tomato, cut into 12 thin slices
• 6 ounces thick bacon, cooked and drained (12 slices)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 make the sauce: in a medium saucepan, heat the oil. sweat the shallots for about 2 minutes. do not brown.
• 2 deglaze the pan with the wine and vinegar and reduce slightly.
• 3 pour in the cream and reduce the sauce by half. whisk in the butter and strain into a clean pan.
• 4 season with lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. keep warm.
• 5 cook the shrimp: sprinkle the vegetable oil over the shrimp. grill the shrimp, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side. do not overcook.
• 6 drain and cut each shrimp in half lengthwise.
• 7 prepare the sandwich: for each sandwich, spread a little mayonnaise on one slice of bread and arrange a little lettuce on the bread. top with 3 slices of tomatoes, season lightly with salt and pepper, and arrange the bacon on the tomatoes. top with the second slice of bread, a thin layer of mayonnaise and a little lettuce. heat the shrimp in the lemon butter and arrange on the lettuce. top with the third slice of bread and cut in half. serve immediately.