Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts
Bacon wrapped water chestnuts make a perfectly crunchy appetizer, with a flavor some might be unfamiliar with.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tablespoons ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
- 2 8 ounce cans water chestnuts, drained well
- 1 lb center cut bacon
- 1 cup brown sugar
- toothpicks, see note
Instructions
- In a medium bowl whisk together the soy sauce, vegetable oil, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, and pepper. Add the drained chestnuts and mix to coat. Cover and marinate in fridge at least 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375. Line a jelly roll pan or 9x13 pan with foil or parchment paper and place a metal cooking rack on top or use a broiler pan so that the drippings can fall off.
- Cut the bacon slices in half or in thirds, depending on how big the bacon is. Drain water chestnuts from marinade. Roll one water chestnut in a piece of bacon, secure w/ toothpick. Roll in brown sugar. Bake 30-40 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Don't worry if the fat and brown sugar that fall off smoke a little.
Notes
To prevent toothpicks from burning, soak them in water while the chestnuts are marinating.
Source: from reader Jamie MacFarlane