Spicy Barbecue Shrimp

Great easy appetizer from the Recipe Cove website.



12 medium-size fresh shrimp
1 small jalapeno pepper
12 strips of bacon
½ cup barbecue sauce
4 bamboo skewers, soaked in water
1 green onion, thinly sliced
Additional barbecue sauce for dipping

Instructions:

Shell shrimp leaving shells intact. Make a shallow cut lengthwise down the back of each shrimp; wash out and devein.
With rubber gloves, remove seeds from pepper and cut into 12 slivers.
Make a shallow cut into the underside of each shrimp and insert a piece of pepper.
Wrap each shrimp with a bacon strip.
Thread 3 bacon/shrimp bundles onto each skewer, leaving a small space between bundles.
Baste with barbecue sauce.
Grill uncovered over medium coals for 4-5 minutes.
Turn, baste and grill an additional 1-5 minutes, or until bacon is crisp and shrimp has turned pink.
Serve on lettuce lined plate with onion and additional barbecue sauce.

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