Water Chestnut Appetizer Recipe
This is an easy to make appetizer using water chestnuts, brown sugar, soy sauce, and bacon for something special to serve to your guests.
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- Serves: 16 persons
Ingredients
- 16fresh water chestnuts
- ⅓cup soy sauce
- ⅓cup brown sugar, or as needed
- 8slices raw bacon , cut in half
- 16toothpicks
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Peel and rinse the fresh water chestnuts. (If using canned water chestnuts, rinse in warm running water and drain).Step 3
Soak the water chestnuts in the soy sauce for 2 1/2 hours.Step 4
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Remove the water chestnuts from the soy sauce and roll in the brown sugar. Wrap a piece of cut bacon around the water chestnut and secure with a toothpick.Step 5
Place the water chestnuts on a rack in a shallow pan. Bake for 30 minutes, turning them over once. (Alternately, they can be broiled for 5 to 6 minutes).