Shrimp, Pineapple and Bacon Skewers
By: Melissa Peterman
Published: Sunday, April 4, 2010 - 9:20pm

Ingredients




15 strips  bacon
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon onion, minced
1 clove garlic
salt and pepper to taste
8 ounces pineapple juice
4 ounces orange juice
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 pound of shrimp, peeled and de-veined
1 whole fresh pineapple, peeled, cored and chunked

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 F degrees 2 Lay bacon strips onto a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 8 minutes only. Remove from heat and use kitchen shears to cut the bacon in half. 3 Meanwhile add olive oil to a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. 4 Add onion and garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes. 5 Add the fresh pineapple and orange juice and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half. Stirring occasionally. 6 Add ginger and lemon juice. 7 Remove from heat. Taste for seasoning. 8 Place one chunk of pineapple onto a skewer. Wrap a piece of bacon around a shrimp and skewer this on next to the pineapple. 9 Repeat this process until all the shrimp and pineapple are skewered. 10 Place the skewers onto a baking sheet and bake for 6-10 minutes, watching carefully for the shrimp to be done. 11 Remove from heat and drizzle or brush the sauce onto the skewers.

About


These skewers can be cooked on the grill or in the oven.