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Irish Devils on Horseback

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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.