Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts

7 years ago

Hi everyone,

Been busy lately and I hope you all are doing well. The play I am in wraps up on Sunday and, after much thought, I am going to make a batch of bacon wrapped water chestnuts for the cast party. I've never made them, but I've had them a few years ago and they were delicious! I don't know why I haven't made them before! All the recipes for them are so easy! The one I found is just the water chestnuts, bacon, brown sugar, Worcestershire, and ketchup. I may marinate the chestnuts in soy sauce before I wrap and bake them. I plan on baking them the night before and then when it gets closer to party time, I can throw the sauce on and let them bake them at the theatre.

Brad AKA Moonwolf

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7 years ago

Excuse me but you forgot the chicken liver! (Sorry - I'm old school.)

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lovemrmewey
7 years ago
They are delicious but, like you I have never made them!
Sooz
7 years ago
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Hi, Brad,

I've made these before and they are VERY popular!

I marinate the water chestnuts in low sodium soy sauce, then I just wrap bacon around each one (cut the slices of bacon into thirds and that works fine) and stick in a toothpick, then I bake them on a rack until the bacon is crisp, which means I have to turn them a couple of times.

The recipe you found using brown sugar, Worcestershire and ketchup sounds like a good concoction to brush on this yummy crunchy deliciousness, but I'd probably be careful with the ratios to suit my own palate.
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moonwolf_gw
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7 years ago
They are baked and the sauce is all whipped up. They baked about 40 minutes. I added a dash of onion powder and garlic powder to the sauce, too. Boy does it taste good! Going to get a disposable roasting pan to bake them in tomorrow.

Brad AKA Moonwolf
bcskye
7 years ago
Oh, Brad, those sound so good! I'm hungry and water chestnuts and bacon are two of my favorites. You always come up with winners.

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party_music50
7 years ago
I'm betting these were a huge hit, Brad! anything with bacon or a bbq-type sauce usually is. lol! I've had bacon-wrapped chicken livers and b-w scallops, but never water chestnuts, and it's something I've wanted to try for a couple years. The right occasion has never presented itself, however. The version I want to try is without sauce: you marinate the water chestnuts in soy sauce for an hour, then remove and roll in brown sugar before wrapping in bacon... then bake, iirc.

Glad you've been busy! :)
moonwolf_gw
Original Author
7 years ago
We'll find out later on today if they're a hit. Everyone thought they sounded good or were happy with what I am bringing :). I have a feeling we'll have quite a feast on our hands today. Then again, our cast parties are usually quite a spread. I'm also taking a jar of kalamata olives I have in the fridge (ate a few a while back when I bought them, but it's still a full jar).

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