Saturday, September 15, 2012

Devils on Horseback and Stuffed Bacon Jalapenos

My friend, Kenny, made these one night when we came over to hang out. I was super impressed. I know it's football season again. This could be a good game day snack.

Devils on Horseback
Ingredients
20 wooden toothpicks
1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
20 dates, pitted and left whole
20 whole smoked almonds
10 bacon slices, cut in half crosswise

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Soak the toothpicks in a bowl of water. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce and ground ginger. Place the brown sugar into a shallow bowl. Spread open a pitted date, then stuff it with a smoked almond. Wrap the date with half a bacon slice, secure it with a toothpick, dip the bundle in soy sauce mixture, and then dip it into brown sugar. Place the wrapped dates into the prepared baking dish. If desired, sprinkle a little more brown sugar over the bundles.
Bake in the preheated oven until the bacon is brown and crisp, 15 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool for about 15 minutes before serving; serve warm or at room temperature.


Stuffed Bacon Jalapenos
Ingredients
6 fresh jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
12 slices bacon

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread cream cheese to fill jalapeno halves. Wrap with bacon. Secure with a toothpick. Place in oven and cook until bacon is crispy.

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