Gouda Stuffed Dates Food

BACON WRAPPED STUFFED DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• With a small sharp knife, make a lengthwise slit in one side of each date and remove the pit.
• Stuff about 1 teaspoon of cheese into the cavity.
• Wrap 1/2 slice of bacon around each date. Secure with a toothpick.
• Place on a rimmed baking tray (lined with parchment paper) and bake for 10 min.
• Remove from oven, turn each one over and bake for a further 6-8 minutes. Repeat this step one more time, or until bacon is cooked. Cook longer if you prefer crispier bacon.
• Drain on paper towel. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

BACON WRAPPED DATES STUFFED WITH MANCHEGO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Make an incision on one side of each date and insert a block of Manchego. Squeeze the date shut in your hand to secure. Wrap each date with a bacon strip and secure with a toothpick. Place all the dates on a sheet tray lined with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Roast the dates in the oven until the bacon on top is starting to crisp, 5 to 6 minutes. Turn the dates over and cook the other side until the bacon crisps.
• Remove the dates from the oven and brush both sides with maple syrup. Return the dates to the oven until they are really crackly and sticky, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve hot.

BACON-WRAPPED DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Stuff each date with 3 or 4 pistachios. Lay a stuffed date and apricot strip on top of each bacon slice; wrap to enclose.
• Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes, flipping each wrapped date after 8 minutes. If frozen, bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes; flip, and bake 10 minutes more. Transfer wrapped dates to paper towels to drain. Serve with toothpicks.

PORK CHOPS STUFFED WITH SMOKED GOUDA AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat.
• In a small bowl, combine the cheese, bacon, parsley, garlic and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.
• Lay the chop flat on cutting board and with a sharp knife held parallel to the board, cut a pocket into the pork, going all the way to the bone, but leaving the sides intact. Stuff cheese mixture into pocket, and close with a wooden toothpick. Brush meat with oil, and season with salt and more black pepper.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill over medium heat for on each side or until pork is done, approximately 10-20 minutes per side. Cook time varies depending on the intensity of the heat and thickness of chops, just be careful not to overcook.