PAN-FRIED BACON-WRAPPED BUTTERFLY SHRIMP I

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Pan-Fried Bacon-Wrapped Butterfly Shrimp I image

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pound large shrimp
6 strips bacon
dash pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons oils
1/2 cup ketchup

Steps:

  • 1. Shell, devein and butterfly shrimp, leaving the tail segments intact. 2. Cut each bacon strip in two and wrap one half around each shrimp. Sprinkle lightly with pepper. 3. Heat oil. Pan-fry shrimp on both sides until pinkish. 4. Add catsup and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are done (about 2 minutes more). Serve hot. VARIATIONS: * In step 2, dip the bacon-wrapped shrimp in beaten egg. Then sprinkle with the pepper. * In step 4, substitute for the catsup a mixture of 3/4 cup stock, 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture thickens. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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