Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp with Sweet and Spicy Orange Dipping Sauce

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon Neelys barbecue rub (see page 112)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 16 jumbo shrimp (about 1 pound), peeled and deveined
• 8 slices bacon, cut in half crosswise
• 8 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes
• 1 recipe sweet and spicy orange dipping sauce (recipe follows)
• 3/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup sweet Asian chile sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• Pinch of crushed red-pepper flakes
• (makes about 1 cup)

1. Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
2. Whisk together the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, Neelys barbecue rub, salt, and pepper together in a medium bowl.
3. Add the shrimp, and toss.
4. Cover with plastic wrap, and marinate for 15 minutes.
5. Cook your bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until halfway done (not yet crisp), about 3 to 4 minutes.
6. Remove to a paper-towel-lined sheet tray to drain and cool.
7. Remove the shrimp from the marinade, and wrap the bacon slices around the center of each shrimp.
8. Thread the skewer through the shrimp and bacon to secure.
9. (Thread two shrimp per skewer.)
10. Grill the shrimp on both sides until the bacon is crisp and the shrimp are bright pink, about 5 to 7 minutes per side.
11. Serve with the sweet and spicy orange dipping sauce.
12. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl.
13. Serve with the bacon-wrapped shrimp.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grilled-bacon-wrapped-shrimp-with-sweet-and-spicy-orange-dipping-sauce-384070 (may not work)