Post #19317 by tiki_kiliki on 01/13/2003

I know of a hawaiian appetizer that is delicious and wonderful but unfortunately do not know what they are called. I had them in a restaurant in Florida years ago.

You need: Water Chesnuts, Bacon & Pineapple. A broiler pan in best for them.

1. First, wrap the water chesnuts in strips of bacon ( I cut bacon strips in half so that there's not too much ).

2. Pierce a toothpick right through the middle. I try to get pointed and thicker toothpicks for this treat.

3. Preheat the oven to about 400 and let them cook for about 20 minutes.

4. Once they are almost finished I place a piece of fresh pineapple on the end of the toothpick and brush them with pre-prepared peanut oil/garlic/ & pineapple juice mixture. Bake them for 10 more minutes.

5. The last 5 minutes they're in the oven I usually place them on the bottom oven rack and turn it to broil.

They're delicious!