Bacon-Wrapped Tomato Skewers
Try this Japanese izakaya (pub) recipe with only two ingredients: bacon and cherry tomatoes, threaded into bamboo skewers and grilled to perfection.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 bacon slices
- 24 cherry tomatoes
- 8 bamboo skewers
Instructions
- 1
Cut each slice of bacon into three equal-length pieces. You should end up with 24 smaller pieces from the original eight slices of bacon.
- 2
Wrap each cherry tomato with a piece of bacon. You should end up with 24 bacon-wrapped cherry tomatoes.
- 3
Thread 3 bacon-wrapped cherry tomatoes into each bamboo skewer.
- 4
Heat the grill pan over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, brush the grills with a little bit of oil.
- 5
If you are using a 10.5-inch Lodge grill pan, you can grill four skewers at a time. It should take about 3-4 minutes per side to cook the bacon until golden brown and slightly crispy.
- 6
Serve the grilled bacon-wrapped tomato skewers immediately. Remember to open a bottle of cold beer.