Chorizo Stuffed Dates
Bacon wrapped
Chorizo Stuffed Dates
Prep : 20m | Cook : 30m | Ready in : 50m
ingredients
• 2 ounces of imported Spanish Chorizo sausage
• 12 pitted Medjool dates
• 6 slices of bacon
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 cup of breadcrumbs
• 1 cup of flour
• Toothpicks
• Vegetable oil for frying
Stuffed Dates ?
Tastes Great !
Instructions
1 Peel the skin off of the chorizo sausage and slice the sausage in half . 2 Slice the sausage halves into 1 ⁄ 4 inch slices . 3 Slice one side of the date lengthwise . 4 Fit one slice of the chorizo sausage inside each date . 5 Close the date the best you can around the sausage bit . 6 Do this for each of the twelve dates . 7 Cut each slice of bacon in half . 8 Wrap the bacon around the date . 9 Pin the bacon onto the date with a toothpick . 10 Dust the dates with flour . 11 Dip each date in the egg mixture and coat it with breadcrumbs . 12 At this point , you can cover the dates with plastic wrap and store them overnight in your refrigerator .
13 When you are ready to cook the dates , pour about 1 1 ⁄ 2 inch of oil into a pan .
14 Heat the oil over a medium flame until it reaches at least 350 degrees . If you do not have a deep fry thermometer , just wait until you can feel the heat coming off the oil by holding your hand over , not in , the oil .
15 Drop one date in the oil . If it starts to fry right away , you know your oil is ready . 16 Fry the dates three or four at a time . 17 Let them drain on a rack that has been placed in a sheet pan . 18 Eat while still warm .
DECEMBER 2016 | WINTER GARDEN MAGAZINE | 27