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Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Pepper Jelly Glaze

Name: Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Pepper Jelly Glaze
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1/3 cup red pepper jelly; 2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 pound large fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on if desired; 1/2 pound bacon, each piece cut in half lengthwise

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Pepper Jelly Glaze make a wonderful party appetizer. The pepper jelly glaze adds a little sweetness plus some heat.

Prep10 min
Cook4 min
Total14 min
Serves6

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Pepper Jelly Glaze make a wonderful party appetizer. The pepper jelly glaze adds a little sweetness plus some heat.

Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp with Pepper Jelly Glaze in a cast iron pan.

Bacon wrapped shrimp by themselves make a tasty treat, but coating them in red pepper jelly really ups the flavor.

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Shrimp wrapped in bacon in cast iron pan.

Most pepper jellies are way more on the sweet side than the spicy side so I add just a touch of cayenne pepper to the pepper jelly and mix it with a little olive oil before glazing the shrimp.

It takes a little time to peel the shrimp and wrap them in bacon, but besides that, Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Pepper Jelly Glaze are a quick and easy party food. They have a wonderful blend of salty, sweet, and spicy. And it also works well as a main dish if you serve it with a rice pilaf.

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Recipe adapted from Southern Cast Iron

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Ingredients

1/3 cup red pepper jelly
2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound large fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on if desired
1/2 pound bacon, each piece cut in half lengthwise

Equipment 12-inch cast iron pan

Steps

1
In a small bowl, stir together pepper jelly, oil, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Set aside.
2
Wrap a piece of bacon around each shrimp and secure with a toothpick.
3
Heat a 12-inch cast iron pan over medium-high heat. Place shrimp in pan and cook 2 minutes. If you don't have a cast iron skillet, just use a nonstick pan.
4
Flip shrimp over, brush with pepper jelly mixture and cook until cooked through, about 2 more minutes. Remove toothpicks and serve.