Irish Devils on Horseback
Ingredients
- 20 wooden toothpicks
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp. 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
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
- Soak the toothpicks in a bowl of water.
- Grease a 9 x 13-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 brown sugar over the bundles.
- Bake in the pre-heated 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.
Notes
1. Double or triple the recipe for a large crowd.
2. You can also use prunes or dried apricots instead of dates, or mango chutney instead of the almonds.
3. Serve on top of watercress greens.