Description
A delightful combination of crispy bacon and juicy shrimp, infused with the luxurious flavor of black truffles, creating a perfect dish for gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 8 slices thick-sliced bacon
- 1 oz black truffles or 1 tbsp truffle oil
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh chives or parsley, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a mixing bowl, combine shrimp, minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Fold in chopped black truffles or truffle oil and marinate.
- Whip cream cheese until smooth, then fold in fresh herbs.
- Form small balls of the cream cheese mixture and encase a piece of shrimp in each ball.
- Cut bacon slices in half and wrap each shrimp ball, securing tightly.
- Arrange on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, seam-side down.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until bacon is crispy and shrimp is pink.
- Let cool slightly before serving. Optionally, broil for 2-3 minutes for extra crispiness.
Notes
Serve with a side salad or garlic mashed potatoes. These can be prepared ahead of time and frozen before baking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 145mg
Keywords: shrimp, bacon, truffles, appetizer, Southern cooking, crowd-pleaser