Pancetta-Wrapped Shrimp with Honey-Lime Glaze

Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Jenn Tidwell

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Mar. 01, 2023

Requested every year by my family during the holidays are these shrimp appetizers. We're all familiar with bacon-wrapped shrimp bites, but our version uses pancetta and a honey-lime cilantro glaze. —Jenn Tidwell, Fair Oaks, California

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Pancetta-Wrapped Shrimp with Honey-Lime Glaze

Yield:1-1/2 dozen
Prep:15 min
Cook:10 min

Ingredients

  • 6 thin slices pancetta
  • 18 uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon hot water
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. Cut each slice of pancetta into 3 strips. Wrap 1 strip around each shrimp; secure with a toothpick. Place in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. In a small bowl, whisk honey, lime juice and water until blended; reserve 2 tablespoons for brushing cooked shrimp.
  2. Brush half the remaining honey mixture over shrimp. Bake 5 minutes. Turn shrimp; brush with remaining half of the honey mixture. Bake 4-6 minutes longer or until pancetta is crisp and shrimp turns pink.
  3. Remove from oven; brush with reserved 2 tablespoons honey mixture. Sprinkle with cilantro.
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