Scallops wrapped in Bacon

With the Holidays upon us we thought we should chime in with the perfect addition to a holiday party.  I’d find it hard to believe these would not be popular.

Nantucket Bay Scallops wrapped in Applewood smoked bacon

Slice the bacon strips in thirds.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Pre-cook bacon for 10-15 minutes, this prevents overcooking the scallops in the next step.  Cook until the edges of the bacon begin to brown, make sure they don’t get to crisp as you want them to be pliable enought to wrap around the bay scallops.

Nanutcket Bay Scallops are roughly 60 count to a pound so plan accordingly for the bacon to scallops ratio.  Since bacon varies dependent on thickness of the slice we will leave you with the math!

Wrap the scallops with the bacon and secure with a toothpick, place on a broiler pan and broil until crisp on the top, flip and crisp the bottom.  Watch closely so as not to overcook.  Serve immediately with slice lemon.

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