Chorizo-Filled Dates

Serves: 3

Jewel Boehm

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

46

Sweetness

51

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

12 large

Medjool Date

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

Cook chorizo in heavy small skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, stirring frequently and breaking up lumps with spoon, about 5 minutes

2

Drain off fat; transfer sausage to small bowl

3

Add parsley; stir to combine

4

Cool

5

Working with one date at a time, cut slit along top of date

6

Gently pry open date and remove pit, leaving pocket

7

Stuff pocket with 1 scant tablespoon chorizo mixture

8

Wrap 1 bacon piece around each date, overlapping ends slightly; fasten ends with toothpick

9

Heat oil in medium skillet over medium heat

10

Add dates, toothpick-side down, and cook without moving until bacon browns, about 5 minutes

11

Continue to cook until bacon is brown on all sides, turning dates occasionally, about 6 minutes longer

12

Transfer to paper towels to drain

13

Remove toothpicks

14

Serve warm

15

Cook chorizo in heavy small skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, stirring frequently and breaking up lumps with spoon, about 5 minutes

16

Drain off fat; transfer sausage to small bowl

17

Add parsley; stir to combine

18

Cool

19

Working with one date at a time, cut slit along top of date

20

Gently pry open date and remove pit, leaving pocket

21

Stuff pocket with 1 scant tablespoon chorizo mixture

22

Wrap 1 bacon piece around each date, overlapping ends slightly; fasten ends with toothpick

23

Heat oil in medium skillet over medium heat

24

Add dates, toothpick-side down, and cook without moving until bacon browns, about 5 minutes

25

Continue to cook until bacon is brown on all sides, turning dates occasionally, about 6 minutes longer

26

Transfer to paper towels to drain

27

Remove toothpicks

28

Serve warm