Shrimp Rumaki

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 24 shelled and reveined raw jumbo shrimp (about 1 1/2 lb)
• 1 cup soya sauce
• 1 cup medium sweet sherry
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated gingerroot or 1/4 teaspoon powdered dried ginger
• 12 slices bacon, cut in half to make 24 pieces
• 24 slices water chestnuts (i buy a tin of pre-sliced ones)

Recipe

• 1 mix the soya sauce, sherry and ginger, then marinate the shrimp in for 2-3 hours in the refrigerator.
• 2 turn occasionally.
• 3 partially cook the bacon until limp but not crispy.
• 4 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 5 for each one, wrap the bacon around a shrimp and a slice of water chestnut.
• 6 secure with a toothpick.
• 7 arrange the shrimp on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan.
• 8 bake uncovered for 10 minutes, basting once or twice with the marinade.
• 9 turn shrimp and bake another 10 minutes or until the bacon is nicely browned, basting several times.