Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Bundles are a delicious and beautiful side dish for that special meal.
Recipe adapted from Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood (c) Clarkson Potter 2010
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh asparagus, ends trimmed
- 5-6 slices bacon
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1-½ teaspoons soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- freshly ground pepper
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Divide asparagus into five or six bundles, depending on the size of your asparagus, and carefully wrap a piece of bacon around each and secure with a toothpick. Place the bundles in a casserole dish.
- Combine the remaining ingredients in a small sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium high heat.
- Pour this mixture over the asparagus bundles and place the dish in the preheated oven
- Bake for about 20 minutes, then increase the heat to broil and bake for 5-6 minutes watching carefully and turning often, until the bacon is crisp. Remove the picks before serving.
Recipe Tags
Thread the toothpick in the bacon so that it will be easier to remove once the asparagus has cooked.
Place the asparagus in a shallow casserole dish and pour the sauce all over the top of the bacon and spears. Pop this in the oven and cook for about 20 minutes, then place the dish under the broiler to finish it off and crisp up the bacon.
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