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Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts
A popular heirloom recipe, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts are baked in a zesty chili and brown sugar sauce.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 15 min👤 Leah Perez📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●baking dish
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2
Cut the bacon strips in half crosswise. Wrap a piece of bacon around each water chestnut and secure with a toothpick. Place the water chestnuts in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
3
Bake until lightly golden and starting to crisp, 20 to ⏱️ 25 minutes. Remove the baking dish from the oven and drain off the grease by tilting the dish and spooning it out or dabbing the grease with a paper towel.
4
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the chili sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ground ginger, and garlic powder.
5
Pour the chili sauce mixture over the water chestnuts, spooning the sauce over any bare spots to make sure each is fully covered . Return the baking dish to the oven and continue to bake until the bacon is crispy and the sauce is deeply caramelized, 25 to ⏱️ 30 minutes more. Use a spoon to scoop out any pools of rendered bacon fat from the surface of the sauce.
6
Transfer the water chestnuts to a serving platter and serve any remaining sauce in a small bowl for dipping.
Nutrition Facts
calories
316 Calories
fat Content
21 g
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
14 g
sodium Content
1143 mg
protein Content
9 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
37 mg
carbohydrate Content
20 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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