BACON WRAPPED DELIGHTS

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You can wrap almost anything in bacon and it'll taste great. Here is a recipe that works great as appetizers or as hors d'oeuvres. This dish can be served plain or accompanied with a hollandaise sauce or orange ponzu sauce.

Provided by The Sushi Guy

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Bacon Appetizers

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

12 spears white asparagus
4 ounces enoki mushrooms
4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced 1/4-inch thick
24 slices bacon

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Blanch the asparagus until it is barely cooked and still crisp, 2 to 4 minutes. When done, plunge the asparagus into ice water to stop the cooking. When cool, trim the asparagus to 8-inch lengths. Wrap a bundle of 6 asparagus spears with six strips of bacon, side by side, securing each slice with a toothpick. The bacon should be wrapped around twice so that there are two layers.
Trim the enoki mushrooms, and separate into 12 pieces. Stuff each enoki piece with four pieces of shiitake. Wrap each bundle with a slice of bacon, wrapping around twice, and secure with a toothpick. Place the bundles on a wire rack placed over a baking sheet.
Roast in preheated oven for 6 minutes, then flip the bundles over, and cook for another 4 to 6 minutes, until the bacon is brown and crisp.
To serve, remove all 24 toothpicks, and slice the asparagus bundles between the bacon. Drain on paper towels for a moment before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.1 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Cholesterol 40.7 mg, Fat 15.6 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 15.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 859.5 mg, Sugar 1.1 g