Pappasito's Brochette Shrimp - Copycat Recipe
When I was in college, I worked at Pappasito's as a waitress. I LOVED their brochette shrimp and I asked the cook for the recipe. He didn't give me the exact measurements, but he did give me the list of ingredients. I went home and played around with the quantities of the ingredeints and came up with what I think is very close to the real thing!
Ingredients
- 12 largeshrimp
- 6slices bacon, cut in half
- 1fresh jalapeno
- 1slice monterey jack cheese, thick
- 1 tablespoonpaprika
- 1 tablespooncayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
- ½ cupbutter
- ¼ cupwhite wine
- wooden skewer, soaked in water
Directions
- 1
Clean and devein shrimp, leaving the last section and tails intact.
- 2
With a paring knife, carefully slice each shrimp from tail to tip.
- 3
Wash and seed jalapeno, and cut into a pieces about 1/2-inch X 1/2-inch squares.
- 4
Cut slice of cheese into 12 small pieces.
- 5
Stuff one small piece of cheese and one small piece of jalapeno into each shrimp.
- 6
Wrap a half slice of bacon around each shrimp.
- 7
Place shrimp on a wet skewer.
- 8
Repeat this process until all shrimp have been placed on skewers.
- 9
Place in refrigerator for a few minutes while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
- 10
Mix the paparika, cayenne pepper and black pepper together.
- 11
In a small skillet, heat butter and white wine until butter is completely melted.
- 12
Prepare grill.
- 13
~note~I use my indoor grill, but these can be made on an outdoor grill too, but I would use a low flame!
- 14
Remove shrimp from fridge and brush completely with melted butter.
- 15
Sprinkle with seasonings.
- 16
Grill on each side until shrimp are done.