Bacon of the Month: Wrapped in Bacon
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Bacon Wrapped Meat (any kind of gamey meat will do)
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Need a sure fire way to jazz up that shrimp? Do you have a nice gamey meat but don’t know what to do with it? Do you shy away from asparagus from lack of flavor?
The solution is clear (and obvious from the title) – wrap it in bacon!
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound Shrimp
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese
- 12 ounces Bacon
- Jar of jalapenos (optional)
- toothpicks
- peanut oil (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 OR preheat deep fryer to 375
- Peel and devein the shrimp
- Cut bacon slices in half
- Place a shrimp, a jalapeno, and a dab of cream cheese on the end of the bacon
- Roll or wrap it up and use a toothpick to hold it together
- Bake at 350 until the bacon is crispy (about 10 – 15 minutes) OR deep fry for 3 minutes.
Bacon Wrapped Meat (any kind of gamey meat will do)
Ingredients:
- 1/2 pound meat, cut into bite sizes portions
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese
- 12 ounces Bacon
- Jar of jalapenos (optional)
- toothpicks
- peanut oil (optional)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 OR preheat deep fryer to 375
- Cut bacon slices in half
- Place a bite sized portion of meat, a jalapeno, and a dab of cream cheese on the end of the bacon
- Roll or wrap it up and use a toothpick to hold it together
- Bake at 350 until the bacon is crispy (about 10 – 15 minutes) OR deep fry for 4 – 5 minutes.
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Ingredients:
- Bundle of Asparagus
- 12 ounces Bacon
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Kosher salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Cut bacon slices in half
- Snap the dry ends off of the asparagus
- Wrap 3 asparagus stalks in a 1/2 slice of bacon
- Place all of the asparagus-bacon bundles on a baking sheet
- Drizzle with Worcestershire sauce and sprinkle with salt
- Bake at 350 until the bacon is crispy (about 20 minutes)
Just more proof that everything, even stuff that already taste good, taste better with bacon!


