Barbecued Shrimp Blt Sandwich With Lemon Butter Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 20 medium shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 12 thin slices sourdough bread
• 2 cups baby lettuce
• 1/2 lb tomato, cut into 12 thin slices
• 6 ounces bacon, cooked and drained (12 thick slices)
• salt
• pepper
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 3 shallots, peeled and sliced (about 5)
• 1 tablespoon champagne
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 for the shrimp:.
• 2 preheat the barbecue or grill.
• 3 sprinkle the vegetable oil over the shrimp.
• 4 grill the shrimp, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side; do not overcook.
• 5 drain and cut each shrimp in half lengthwise.
• 6 for the lemon-butter sauce:.
• 7 in a medium saucepan, heat the oil & sweat the shallots for about 2 minutes.
• 8 do not brown.
• 9 deglaze the pan with the wine and vinegar and reduce slightly.
• 10 pour in the cream and reduce by half.
• 11 whisk in the butter and strain into a clean pan.
• 12 season with lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
• 13 keep warm.
• 14 for each sandwich:
• 15 spread a little mayonnaise on one slice of bread and arrange a little lettuce on top of the mayonnaise.
• 16 top with three slices of tomato and season with a little salt and pepper, and arrange the bacon on top of the tomatoes.
• 17 top with the second slice of bread, a thin layer of mayonnaise and a little lettuce.
• 18 heat the shrimp (10 halves) in the lemon butter and arrange on the lettuce.
• 19 top with the third slice of bread and cut in half.
• 20 serve immediately.
• 21 presentation:.
• 22 cut the sandwiches in halves and serve along with a light salad or fresh french fries.