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Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp with Fig Sauce

Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp with Fig Sauce - A Family Feast
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Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp with Fig Sauce is juicy tender shrimp wrapped in crispy prosciutto. Serve with a sweet and zesty fig sauce for dipping.

Ingredients

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2 pounds 16/20 uncooked shrimp (16-20 per pound)

8 ounces sliced prosciutto (two 4-ounces packages of pre-sliced)

Oil for grilling

For Velveting

2 egg whites

1 teaspoon kosher salt

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

For the Sauce

1 12-ounce jar of fig jam or preserves (or homemade fig jam)

1 tablespoon prepared horseradish

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1/4 cup water

Instructions

  1. If the shrimp are not peeled, completely remove the shells. (Save shells for a fish stock if you wish, otherwise dispose of the shells.)
  2. Place peeled and deveined shrimp into a medium bowl and add in the egg whites, salt, cornstarch and oil and mix thoroughly with your hands. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  3. While the shrimp sits, make the sauce by placing the sauce ingredients into a small saucepan and heat to melt and combine. If the fig jam has pieces of fig, puree the mixture with an immersion blender to make the sauce smooth. You may need a little more water if it gets too thick. 
  4. Remove the shrimp from the velveting mixture and pat dry with paper towels.
  5. Lay prosciutto slices down on your cutting board and cut each slice into two strips the long way. 
  6. Brush each strip with the fig sauce, then roll each shrimp from one end to the other and place onto a sheet tray. Repeat until all the shrimp are wrapped.
  7. Heat a grill pan to medium low (we used a large crepe pan) and brush the surface with some oil. Grill in batches, about 1-2 minutes per side, placing each cooked batch onto a serving platter. If you are not sure of the cooking time, remove one and cut it open to gauge your cooking time. Ours were fully cooked in a little over three minutes per batch.
  8. Serve as an appetizer with the remaining sauce on the side for dipping. 

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