Sweet chili sauce, bacon, and shrimp are so delicious together… One of my favorite ways to eat such a combination is on Honeymoon Pizza! However, if I’m lacking the time to make a pizza, Sweet Chili & Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp is my next best bet for this excellent flavor mix. During the summer, we love to make these on the grill!
This is all you need…
First, you want to marinate the shrimp in a little sweet chili sauce. If at all possible, always marinate your protein, even if it’s only for 10 minutes. It helps boost the flavor!
After rinsing the shrimp, toss them with about 1 tablespoon of sweet chili sauce and then refrigerate.
While the shrimp is marinating, cook the bacon until it is a little past halfway cooked. Remove the bacon from the pan and let it cool on paper towels, until it is cool enough to handle safely.
Once the bacon has cooled, begin to wrap the shrimp. I usually find that I can wrap about 3 shrimp with one strip of bacon. Just use a knife to slice the bacon in pieces. You can put the shrimp on long wooden skewers or on individual toothpicks. Soaking the wooden skewers or toothpicks in water beforehand will keep them from burning in the oven, but I frequently forget to do that! Don’t worry if you forget, too… Your skewers/toothpicks will just get a little charred in the oven.
Place the wrapped shrimp on a foil lined baking sheet (rimmed, if you have one). Brush the shrimp with sweet chili sauce. If you run out of bacon for all of the shrimp, place the extra shrimp on their own skewer, and add some sweet chili sauce. They will still be pretty delicious, I promise!
Bake the shrimp in the oven, turning once and brushing with more sweet chili sauce. Check the doneness of the bacon. If necessary, cook the shrimp underneath a broiler on high heat for a few minutes on each side to crisp up the bacon.
Serve right away, with more sauce for dipping if you desire.
Sweet Chili & Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp
From your Everyday Home Cook
1 pound 31-40 count raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound thick cut bacon
sweet chili sauce
Rinse shrimp, toss with about 1 tablespoon of sweet chili sauce, and refrigerate. While the shrimp is marinating, cook the bacon until it is a little past halfway cooked. Remove the bacon from the pan and cool slightly on paper towels.
Once the bacon is cool enough to handle, begin to wrap shrimp. Shrimp can be placed on long wooden skewers or on individual toothpicks. Soaking the wooden skewers or toothpicks in water beforehand will keep them from burning in the oven. Place the wrapped shrimp on a foil lined baking sheet (rimmed, if you have one). Brush the shrimp with sweet chili sauce.
Bake the shrimp in the oven for about 20 minutes at 375 degrees, turning once and brushing with more sweet chili sauce. Check the doneness of the bacon. If necessary, cook underneath a broiler on high heat for a few minutes on each side to crisp up the bacon.
Makes about 4 to 6 servings as a main dish, or 8 to 12 servings as an appetizer.
