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.
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
½ cup dry white wine
1 clove garlic, chopped
salt & pepper to taste
12 shucked oysters
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/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. (see notes below).
Grill / broil, turning on both sides until the bacon is crisp.
Notes
Important
The wooden skewers need to soak in water for a good hour beforehand, this will help to prevent them from burning while cooking.
There's no need to skewer them before you cook them, this would be my preferred method. As long as you place them on the baking tray seam side down they will stay in tight little rolls when they cook and the seam will fuse together.
Angels on horseback 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.
The prunes wrapped in bacon name is Devils on horseback. Devils on horseback are prunes wrapped with bacon. The prunes are normally stuffed with dried nuts or cream cheese. They can be served hot or at room temperature as a savoury starter or appetiser. 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.
Hot Angels on horseback;
For an extra hot, 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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