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Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp with Creamy Horseradish Sauce

Source of Recipe


From "Bon Appetit Favorite Restaurant Recipes, Vol. II"






List of Ingredients



• 24 uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  
• 24 canned whole water chestnuts, drained
  
• 12 bacon slices, cut crosswise in half
  
• 6 Tbsp (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
  
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• 1 (8-ounce) pkg. cream cheese, at room temperature
  
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  
• 1/2 cup sour cream
  
• 3 Tbsp prepared horseradish
  
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  
• Hot pepper sauce (Tabasco)
  
• White pepper
  






Instructions



1. Wrap one shrimp around one water chestnut. Wrap in one bacon piece and secure with toothpick. Repeat with remaining shrimp, water chestnuts and bacon.
   
   
2. Melt 3 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add half of shrimp and cook until bacon browns, about 2-1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to a large gratin dish. Repeat with remaining butter and shrimp.
   
   
3. Preheat broiler. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and beat until blended. Season with salt. Spoon sauce over shrimp. Broil until top is golden brown. Divide shrimp among plates and serve.
   
   Makes 6 servings.
   
   -- Recipe courtesy of the Kelly Hotel, a restored stagecoach house in Ripley, New York.