Angels on Horseback are so easy and simple to make and delicious!
Prepare them in advance and grill just before serving.
These are an awesome hot hors d’oeuvre or savoury made of bacon wrapped oysters.
These oysters with bacon are a luxurious party nibble or finger food and are low carb, keto friendly and gluten free.
Your Oysters with bacon can be grilled in your oven indoors or cooked on the barbecue outdoors.
See the variations to make Devils on horseback or a spicy caramelised version Angels on horseback.
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
20 minutes
These Angels on Horseback make a delicious appetiser or finger food for your next party or bbq.
Oysters with bacon can be grilled in your oven indoors or cooked on the barbecue outdoors.
Ingredients
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½ cup dry white wine
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1 clove garlic, chopped
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salt & pepper to taste
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12 shucked oysters
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6 slices lean bacon
Instructions
- Mix the wine, garlic, salt and pepper together in a glass bowl. Add the oysters and marinate 10 to 20 minutes.
- Cook the bacon slices on medium low heat in a large frying pan, until only about halfway cooked, but not crispy.
Pre-cook the bacon a bit or else when you cook them with the oysters the oysters will be overcooked by the time the bacon is crispy.
Set the bacon aside to cool. - Pre heat your grill or broiler, get it good and hot while you wrap the oysters.
- Cut each bacon slice in half and wrap each oyster with a piece of bacon, securing with a thick toothpick or small skewer.
- Grill / broil, turning on both sides until the bacon is crisp.
Notes
Cooking Tips
- The wooden skewers need to soak in water for 30 minutes.
- Oysters;
Canned oysters are fine. Drain the oysters well and pat dry on paper towels. - Cooking;
You may also cook these "angels" on an outdoor barbecue or in a Frying pan.
Angels on Horseback Serving Suggestions
- As soon as they come off the heat, squirt with the lemon or lime juice and serve hot as a fingerfood at your next gathering.
- Serve with this this seafood cocktail sauce as a dipping sauce.
- You can make these delightful and delicious bite-size nibbles as some decadent finger-food on rounds of bread fried in butter.
- These go great alongside roast poultry and a good bacon salad.
Angels on Horseback Variations
Devils on horseback Jaimie Oliver style
To create your Devils on horseback you will need -
- 12 large prunes
- Freshly brewed, strong tea
- 12 roasted, salted almonds
- 6 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
- Soak your prunes in the hot tea until plump, this will take 30 minutes.
- Carefully push the almond into the hole left in the prunes from the pit.
- Cut each bacon slice in half and wrap each prune with a piece of bacon, securing with a thick toothpick or small skewer.
- Grill/broil as described above.
Spicy Angels on horseback;
For a spicy caramelised version of these oysters with bacon you will need -
- ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (or ¼ tsp for more kick)
- Prepare your angels on horseback as per the main recipe, then.
- In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, chili powder, and cayenne pepper.
- Dredge the prepared wrapped oyster in the brown sugar mixture.
- Grill/broil, turning on both sides until the bacon is crisp.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
12
Serving Size
1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 76Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 31mgSodium 175mgCarbohydrates 3gFibre 0gSugar 0gProtein 7g
"These values are automatically calculated and offered for guidance only. Their accuracy is not guaranteed."
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