Ingredients
- 4 large chicken breast, boneless, skinless
- 2 pounds bacon, cut in half
- toothpicks, (wooden)
- For Sauce
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- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup dry red wine, (the alcohol cooks out, but you may wish to use apple juice or broth)
- 1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- Put a rack in middle of the oven and preheat oven to 350˚ degrees.
- Combine sauce ingredients in a small sauce-pan and heat over moderately low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Let it cook over low-medium heat, a low simmer while you fix the chicken-bacon bites.
- You want it to cook down to a thick, syrupy, sauce.
- Cut chicken breast into approximately 1-inch cubes.
- Cut bacon slices in half. Wrap bacon slices around evenly over chicken bites.
- Secure with a wooden toothpick.
- Bake at 350˚ degrees for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Drain and clean liquid, (bacon fat) off baking sheet.
- Remove toothpicks and lay bites seam side down.
- Brush generously with all of remaining sauce.
- Bake 15 minutes and then baste again with sauce from baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 more minutes, until sauce is thick and sticky.
- Transfer chicken-bacon bites to a platter and serve with clean toothpicks.
- Enjoy.