Habanero-Honey Glazed Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Recipe
With this bacon wrapped shrimp recipe, the shrimp are wrapped in crispy bacon and brushed with a sweet and spicy habanero-honey glaze. Perfection.
Servings: 4
Calories: 464kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp large, peeled and deveined (about 12-16 pieces)
- 6 slices bacon 1 slice per 2 pieces of shrimp
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
FOR THE GLAZE
- ¼ cup pepper jelly
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 habanero pepper minced
- Pinch of salt
- FOR SERVING: Spicy chili flakes, fresh chopped herbs
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Season the shrimp with chili powder, garlic powder, and salt and pepper.
- Slice the bacon in half and wrap each shrimp with the bacon. Stretch the bacon a bit in order to get the bacon ends to meet together on one side of each shrimp.
- Lay the bacon wrapped shrimp, bacon seems down, onto a baking sheet.
- Make your glaze by mixing together the pepper jelly, honey, butter, lime juice and salt in a small bowl. Brush the bacon wrapped shrimp with part of the glaze.
- Bake them for 10 minutes.
- Brush the bacon wrapped shrimp with a bit more glaze, then set the oven to BROIL. Broil the shrimp for 5 more minutes, or until the bacon becomes nice and crispy.
- Remove, then brush with the remaining glaze. Sprinkle with chili flakes and fresh herbs.
- Serve!
Notes
Makes about 12 pieces.
Heat Factor: Medium. The sweetness of the honey balances out the heat from the habanero. You’ll notice some spice factor, though it isn’t overly hot. Nice, pleasant, delicious.
Nutrition
Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 328mg | Sodium: 1304mg | Potassium: 261mg | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 725IU | Vitamin C: 11.2mg | Calcium: 178mg | Iron: 3.1mg