Friday, October 24, 2008

Hawaiian Poo-Poos

It’s hard to go wrong with a Friday Happy Hour appetizer that calls for two of the ingredients to be swathed in bacon. I made Hawaiian Poo-Poos for the first time last weekend and must say they’re really good. They’ve got a pleasant balance of savory and sweet, plus a lot of different textures going on.

My friend Stevi has an outstanding recipe on her blog, Good to be Home, for another bacon-wrapped appetizer. I only made them once because I’m seriously unable to control myself around them. I woke up the next morning and said to myself, “Good god. I ate the equivalent of half a pound of bacon and ¾ of a brick of cream cheese last night!”

At any rate, here's the recipe for Hawaiian Poo-Poos:

2 8-ounce cans of whole water chestnuts, drained
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup soy sauce
1 pound of bacon, slices cut in half
Pineapple chunks (canned is OK but fresh is even better)
1 cup brown sugar

Direction:

Put soy sauce in a bowl, stir in garlic powder, then put water chestnuts in the mixture to marinate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Drain marinated water chestnuts. Place a pineapple chunk in the center of each piece of bacon then place a water chestnut on top of it. Wrap the bacon around both and secure with a toothpick. Repeat with remaining bacon, pineapple and water chestnuts.

Put brown sugar in a bowl, then gently toss the bacon-wrapped appetizers in the sugar.

Bake 25 minutes on a rack, then turn over and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot.

This is what they look like:


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