Garlic Shrimp with Bacon and Sour Cream

Out of the shrimp recipes in this site, this is probably one of the lightest ones. Check it out!

Ingredients

16-20 jumbo shrimp or large shrimp16

20 lean rasher streaky bacon, derinded 60 g butter

finely grated rind of 1 lime

2 garlic cloves, crushed

For the cilantro and soured cream sauce:

150ml soured cream

2-3 garlic cloves, crushed

1 small red chili, deseeded and chopped very finely

2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

2 spring onions (scallions), trimmed and chopped finely

1-2 tsp lime juice

salt and pepper

To garnish:

fresh coriander (cilantro)

lime wedges

Remove the heads and shells from the shrimp but leave the tails in place. Remove the black vein which runs down the length of the shrimp if desired but it is not essential (as stated in know about shrimp)

Wrap a rasher of bacon around each shrimp, securing with a piece of wooden cocktain stick. Place on a foil-lined grill pan.

Melt the butter and mix in half the grated lime ring and the garlic. Use to brush over the bacon-wrapped shrimp.

To make the sauce, put the soured cream into a bowl and mix in the garlic, chili, coriander (cilantro), spring onions (scallions), remaining grated lime rind, seasoning and finally lime juice to taste, which will thicken up the sauce. Transfer to a serving bowl.

Cook the shrimp under a preheated grill for about 2 minutes on each side, or until the bacon is lightly browned and the shrimp are hot. Be careful when removing the tray. Remove and discard the wooden cocktail sticks.

Serve the shrimp on a large plate or four individual plates, together with the soured cream sauce and a garnish of fresh coriander (cilantro) and lime wedges.

This shrimp recipe is fantastic as an appetizer or if you are throwing a party. It is very light and your guests will absolutely adore it. You cannot really offer shrimp recipes without a good bottle of white wine. Always chill your wine before serving, as white one is not tasty when at room temperature. If your choice is red wine, make sure you serve this shrimp recipe with a main meal that consists of red meat (beef, pork or lamb).

Jumbo shrimp are just the best for any shrimp recipe, and they are really tasty when wrapped in bacon, grilled with the garlic and lime butter (yum!) and served with this spicy and tangy soured cream and coriander (cilantro) sauce. Also, don’t forget to make yourself the dessert if you decided to use this shrimp recipe as a starter for a 3 course meal. Why not bake a cake? Nothing beats homemade!

**Tip 1: if you are on a gluten free diet, you can accompany this dish (and the rest of the dishes in this site) with any gluten free bread recipe

**Tip 2: Baking Tins Empire will offer you the right choice of utensils if you decide to bake your own cake

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