Recipe for "shrimp-bacon"

NAME

     SHRIMP-BACON - A  high-cholesterol  appetizer  with  shrimp,
     cheese, and bacon

INGREDIENTS (Serves 2-4)

     12        large shrimp (The larger the better)
     500 g     low moisture mozzarella
     500 g     bacon (as little fat as possible)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Steam shrimp lightly-just  about  30 - 60  seconds
               after they begin to turn orange.
          (2)  Plunge shrimp into ice  water  to  cool.  Do  this
               immediately.
          (3)  Peel and butterfly the shrimp.
          (4)  Cut the mozzarella into strips that are  a  little
               smaller than the shrimp.
          (5)  Put mozzarella in shrimp and (this  is  important)
               roll  shrimp  from  tail  to head while it is open
               (butterflied).  This keeps the cheese  from  leak-
               ing.
          (6)  Wrap shrimp-cheese roll in 1/2 slice of bacon  and
               put on skewer.
          (7)  Cook on grill or  barbecue,  over  moderate  heat,
               until bacon looks done.

NOTES

     When shrimp are butterflied, cut them  almost  all  the  way
     through  so  they  can  lay flat when open.  This makes them
     easier to roll.  The fire will flare up due  to  bacon  fat.
     Turn  the skewers often to cook evenly.  The bacon should be
     slightly charred when done.  The reason why the  shrimp  are
     cooked  lightly  first is that they tend to cook slower than
     the bacon.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy to moderate.  Time: 5 minutes  preparation,
     5 minutes cooking.  Precision: no need to measure.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Robert Diamond
     Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
     diamond@andromeda