Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts

"Even though this is a very old recipe, I thought it might be something new to the "young whipper-snappers" who have recently joined Zaar. It was always a popular appetizer."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 30mins
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
16 appetizers
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ingredients

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directions

  • Marinate the water chestnuts in soy sauce for 1 hour.
  • Drain.
  • Roll each chestnut in the brown sugar.
  • Wrap each chestnut with a piece of bacon.
  • Secure with a toothpick.
  • Arrange on a cake rack in a shallow baking pan.
  • Bake at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Drain on paper towels.
  • NOTE: This can be prepared ahead of time and stored in refrigerator until ready to bake.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can you bake bacon wrapped water chestnuts ahead of time?
     
  2. Bringing them to a gathering tomorrow are they microwaveable if they cool down by the time I arrive or do you just rewarm in an oven or are they served cooled down?
     
  3. how long in advance can these be made?
     
  4. Just wondering, would teriyaki sauce work instead of soy sauce?
     
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Reviews

  1. What a great alternative to bacon wrapped oysters (en brochette). I love those but some people freak out on the oyster idea. So, I made some non-seafood appetizers like this and they sure went quick. I brought them out onto paper towels to make sure no hot grease was pocketed away! The crunchy sweetened water chestnuts are awesome. Thanks in helping me please everyone!
     
  2. Easy and good! Thanks for posting this. :)
     
  3. I made these appetizers for our couple's Bible study get together at Christmas time. I only made one batch. They were gone instantly. When our Valentine's Day get together was approaching these were requested. I also found out that they had been made by several couples in the mean time. They are so easy and everyone loves them.
     
  4. I have been making these for 30 years and they are always a HUGE hit! They're requested most every time I ask "Is there anything I can bring?". Personally, I only soak them in soy sauce for 30 minutes or I find them to be too salty. Be sure not to use colored toothpicks or the color will bleed into the chestnuts :-( Also, I look for the "center cut bacon" to go on sale--worth the extra $ because there's much less trimming (and waste). Enjoy!!
     
  5. I needed a healthy snack recipe with a "W" for an event and I made this using turkey bacon and instead of baking in oven cooked in microwave as the package directed for the bacon. They were gone in a flash
     
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Tweaks

  1. Adding a small slice of jalapeno gives it a nice kick
     

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