Devils on Horseback
by Jonathon Sawyer
appetizer
Yield: 24 pieces
Ingredients
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produce
- ○24dates(pitted)
- ○1/2jalapeño(seeded and thinly sliced into 1/4-inch pieces)
protein
- ○12 stripsbacon(halved crosswise)
- ○12marcona almonds(halved)
pantry staple
- ○6 squaresbittersweet baker's chocolate(broken into shards)
- ○fleur de sel or other coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°. Arrange the bacon on a baking sheet and warm in the oven for 15 seconds, then remove and let cool. Turn the oven up to 400°.
- Stuff each date with a piece of chocolate, a few grains of fleur de sel, half a marcona almond and a piece of jalapeño. Wrap each date with a strip of bacon and place on a baking sheet, seam side down.
- Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until the bacon is golden brown. Serve immediately.