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Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp

Try Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp: a tasty appetizer ready in minutes with shrimp tails, crispy bacon and fresh lime.
Recipe Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 15 minutes
  • Cooking 10 minutes
  • Servings for 4 people

Imagine surprising your guests with a tempting aroma coming from the oven: here is the recipe for lime and bacon shrimp, a perfect choice for anyone looking for a shrimp and lime appetizer that is truly sophisticated yet surprisingly easy to make. In this original version, delicate shrimp tails are wrapped in thin slices of bacon and flavored with a squeeze of fresh lime and a handful of fragrant thyme. The result? An elegant pairing of the sweetness of the shrimp, the crunch of the bacon and the citrusy note of the lime, which make these crispy lime shrimp truly unforgettable.

If you are wondering how to cook shrimp with bacon in a quick but impressive way, this recipe is the ideal solution: it takes very little time and easy-to-find ingredients to bring to the table a dish that will make an impression even at holiday lunches. You can serve these baked bacon-wrapped shrimp as elegant finger food at an aperitivo with friends, as a holiday appetizer or as a tasty, light main course. They are an aperitivo idea with shrimp that wins people over right away, or a light shrimp recipe to add to your seafood menus.

For anyone who wants to try other variations of seafood main courses with bacon or to expand their collection of tasty shrimp dishes, we also recommend Jumbo Shrimp Wrapped in Pancetta, Pan-Fried Lemon Shrimp and Corn Flake Shrimp for an extra crunchy touch. If instead you are looking for something with an Asian flavor, don’t miss Shrimp Tempura. Now let’s find out together how to make this tempting lime and pancetta shrimp, a quick shrimp and bacon dish that will become one of your favorites right away.

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp, start by cleaning the shrimp. Rinse the tails carefully under running water and pat them dry with paper towels. Remove the shell, but leave the tail fin intact.
    Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp, step 1: shrimp tails peeled with the tail fin left on
  2. Put the shrimp tails in a large bowl and season them with a drizzle of olive oil, the lime juice, the thyme leaves, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. Stir to coat the shrimp and let them marinate for about 15 minutes.
    Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp, step 2: shrimp marinating in a bowl with lime juice, thyme and olive oil
  3. While the shrimp marinate, cut the bacon slices in half. Preheat the oven to 250 °C (480 °F) in conventional mode. When the marinating time is up, take a shrimp, let it drain, wrap it in a slice of bacon and secure it with a toothpick. Continue in the same way until you have used up all the ingredients.
    Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp, step 3: shrimp wrapped in bacon and secured with toothpicks
  4. Place the shrimp on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and cook under the broiler for about 10-12 minutes, turning them halfway through. When the bacon is crisp, take them out of the oven and serve the Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp piping hot. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you don’t have limes, you can also flavor your Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp with lemon juice.

Tips

For our Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp we chose fresh shrimp, but you can also use frozen ones if you prefer, as long as they are not precooked. If you use frozen shrimp, we recommend thawing them in the fridge overnight.

Storage

Bacon-Wrapped Lime Shrimp are best eaten right away, but if you do have leftovers they keep in the fridge for one day in an airtight container. Of course, you will need to reheat them before eating.

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