Name: Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Shrimp Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 bacon slices; ¾ tsp kosher salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 2 lbs shrimp; 3 tbsp garlic; 2 tbsp water; ⅔ cup brown sugar; parsley

Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Shrimp Recipe

How To Make Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Shrimp

Bacon Brown Sugar Garlic Shrimp is a perfect weeknight dinner meal made with simple ingredients. Bacon, shrimp, and garlic cooked in a skillet until done.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8bacon slices
¾tspkosher salt
½tspblack pepper
2lbsshrimp,peeled and deveined (15 to 20 pieces)
3tbspgarlic,minced
2tbspwater
⅔cupbrown sugar,packed
parsley,optional

Instructions

Cook the bacon in a large cast-iron skillet until chewy but crispy, leaving a couple of tablespoons of the fat behind after removing the bacon.
In a large bowl, add the salt, pepper, and shrimp then mix until combined.
Add the shrimp to the skillet and cook for 1 to 2 minutes on each side before removing from the pan.
Add the garlic in and cook for 30 seconds before adding the water and the brown sugar then bring it to a boil.
Add the shrimp back in to coat and sprinkle the bacon pieces over the shrimp along with parsley before serving.