Grilled Diavola Shrimp with Blue Cheese & Bacon
Shrimp wrapped with turkey bacon, blue cheese, and seasoned with spicy Diavola blend.
Equipment
- 1 aluminum tin (this is for cooking the shrimp on the upper rack on the barbecue)
- 12 wooden skewers (6-8 inches is perfect for this)
Ingredients
- 12 strips *turkey bacon (for skewer version) (can use pork bacon if you prefer)
- 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
- 1 lb. shrimp (20-25 count/pound) (shells and tail removed and deveined)
- 1 1/2 tsp. Diavola Spice Rub (available on our website, but can substitute your favorite spicy blend)
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 1/2 cup *grated sharp cheddar cheese (*for alternate recipe below, not using skewers)
Instructions
Grilled Diavola Shrimp with Blue Cheese & Bacon -Skewers
- Preheat barbecue to medium-high. Peel and devein shrimp, unless purchased this way.
- Lay bacon strips out flat on a cutting board. Cut in half. Sprinkle one spoonful of blue cheese crumbles in the center of each half strip of bacon. Lay one shrimp down on top of the blue cheese. Lightly dust with Diavola Spice Rub. Evenly distribute lime juice over the top.
- Roll the bacon into as tight of a roll as possible, securing the roll by threading the skewer through the center of the shrimp. Lightly spray or oil the aluminium tray. Place shrimp skewers in the aluminium tray.
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Place the tray on the upper rack and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the bacon is browned, shrimp is cooked through and the cheese is bubbly and beginning to turn golden-brown. Serve warm and at room temp.
- If you don’t happen to have aluminum pans, you can use heavy duty foil, and if your barbecue doesn’t have an upper rack, reduce the heat to medium-low and put the shrimp in the pan or on foil on the main rack of the barbecue and cook for slightly less time.
Grilled Diavola Shrimp with Blue Cheese, Cheddar & Lime Juice - no skewers
- Preheat grill to medium-high.
- Peel and devein shrimp, if not already purchased this way.
- Place shrimp in an aluminium baking pan, or a pan you don’t mind using on the barbecue. (If you want to add bacon to this version of the recipe, chop the cooked bacon first and sprinkle over shrimp along with other ingredients.)
- Sprinkle the shrimp with 3/4 tsp. Diavola Spice Rub, and evenly distribute crumbled blue cheese and grated cheddar cheese. Drizzle lime juice over all and distribute remaining Diavola Spice Rub over the top of the lime juice.
- Place pan on the upper rack of the barbecue and cook for about 5-8 minutes, or until shrimp is cooked through (pink) and cheese is bubbly and gooey. Serve hot!
- If you don’t have an upper rack, you can cook the shrimp on the main grill, but reduce heat to medium. And, if you want to try this in the oven, (which we have not yet), bake at 450 ℉ for approximately 8-10 minutes.
Notes
If you’d love to order a bottle of Diavola Spice Rub you can get it quickly from our online store. We know you will love it and find so many uses for it. But … we know you are busy and if you don’t have the time or interest, simply substitute the Diavola with your favorite hot and spicy blend or Cajun.
These shrimp can be made an hour ahead of time and served at room temperature.