Devils on Horseback

Name: Devils on Horseback
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves to make 20 Devils on Horseback
Ingredients: 1 oz butter; 1 onion; 1 teaspoon dried sage; 2 oz fresh bread crumbs; 8 oz prunes (stoned); 10 rashers (slices) streaky bacon

Ready in 25 mins

Recipe by Graham

This recipe for Devils on Horseback is a great way to prepare stuffed bacon rolls for informal entertaining or to eat cold with a picnic. If you are worried when you read "fresh breadcrumbs" don't! It just means rub the soft part of a slice of bread in your fingers till it crumbles very finely.

Preparation Time

5 Minutes

Cooking Time

20 Minutes

Ingredients for Devils on Horseback

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To make 20 Devils on Horseback:

1 oz butter
1 onion
1 teaspoon dried sage
2 oz fresh bread crumbs
8 oz prunes (stoned)
10 rashers (slices) streaky bacon

PLEASE NOTE: This recipe calls for the GRILLING or BROILING of food. In most countries of the world, the term "grilling" refers to heat coming from above the food source. Significantly, in North America, it signifies heat from below the food (such as barbecuing). In the United States and Canada, when the heat source for grilling comes from above, grilling is termed broiling, and the pan that holds the food is usually called a broiler pan.

How to Cook Devils on Horseback

Peel and finely chop the onion. Melt the butter in a pan and fry the onion gently it is soft and translucent (about 10 minutes). Stir in the sage and the breadcrumbs then use this mixture to stuff the prunes (you're just filling the space where the stone came from).
Stretch the bacon a little using the back of a knife, then cut them in two and use each piece to wrap round a prune. Secure the bacon with a wooden cocktail stick then grill (broil) for about 4-5 minutes on each side until the bacon is crisp.

GRAHAM'S HOT TIP:
If you have a food processor, you can use the chopper to make breadcrumbs. I personally use a baby's food liquidiser (it's just the chopper mechanism!). I throw in the white of the bread, press the button and, five seconds later I have as many breadcrumbs as I can use!