Jumbo Shrimp With Warm Coleslaw

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 16 fresh jumbo shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 8 slices thick-cut bacon, halved
• 1 1/2 lbs coleslaw mix (colorful, with carrots, red cabbage, etc. about 11 cups)
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives

Recipe

• 1 rinse shrimp; pat dry & set aside.
• 2 in large skillet cook bacon over medium heat until crisp.
• 3 transfer bacon to paper towels; reserve drippings.
• 4 return 2 tablespoons drippings to skillet.
• 5 add shrimp to hot drippings; cook and stir over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes or until shrimp are opaque.
• 6 remove from skillet; keep warm.
• 7 add coleslaw mix to hot skillet (add 1 to 2 tablespoons additional bacon drippings if necessary; discard remaining drippings)& cook and stir over medium heat 6 minutes or until coleslaw mixture is wilted and just tender.
• 8 stir in vinegar and chives.
• 9 season to taste with salt, freshly ground black pepper & crushed red pepper flakes (if using.)
• 10 divide coleslaw mixture among 16 plates.
• 11 top each with a shrimp and 1.2 slice bacon.
• 12 makes 16 appetizer servings or 4 entree servings.
• 13 *as an entree: crumble cooked bacon and add it to coleslaw mix with the vinegar and chives.
• 14 divide mixture among 4 plates and top each with 4 shrimp.