Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp With Creamy Horseradish

Name: Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp With Creamy Horseradish
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: shrimp; water chestnuts; bacon; butter, unsalted; cream cheese; mayonnaise; sour cream; horseradish; lemon juice; red hot pepper sauce; white pepper

Submitted by Ross the Boss

Can be used as an appetizer, or the main course, but either way this scrumptious dish doesn’t disappoint in taste!

YIELD

servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

15 min

READY

35 min

Ingredients

LARGE SHRIMP
uncooked, peeled and deveined

EACH WATER CHESTNUTS
canned whole, drained *

SLICES BACON
cut crosswise in half

TABLESPOONS BUTTER, UNSALTED

OUNCES CREAM CHEESE
one package, at room temperature

CUP MAYONNAISE

CUP SOUR CREAM

TABLESPOONS HORSERADISH

TABLESPOON LEMON JUICE
fresh

X RED HOT PEPPER SAUCE
tabasco sauce, to taste *

X WHITE PEPPER
to taste *

Directions

Wrap 1 shrimp around 1 water chestnut. Wrap in 1 bacon piece and secure with toothpick.

Repeat with remaining shrimp, water chestnuts and bacon.

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add half of shrimp and cook until bacon browns, about 2½ minutes per side. Transfer to large gratin dish. Repeat with remaining butter and shrimp.

Preheat broiler. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and beau until blended. Season with salt.

Spoon sauce over shrimp. Broil until top is golden brown. Divide shrimp among plates and serve.