SAUSAGE STUFFED DATES WRAPPED IN BACON
I love dates and I have had them stuffed with a lot of sweet for desserts, but this is spicy and the date adds the sweet! They are delicious!You could do these as an appetizers or serve as a dinner over rice with the sauce.In a sauce pan heat oil and add in thinly sliced garlic cloves and shallots and cook for about 5 minutes until soft. Add in a jar of sliced roasted red peppers and 2 cans of whole peeled tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook for about 30 minutes until the liquid has become more like a sauce. (I also some red wine, sugar, added cilantro and some crushed red pepper for some spice). I use my immersion blender to smooth out the mixture to a sauce. (You can also use your blender to make it smooth.) Mix your chorizo (no casing) with chopped queso fresco cheese and stuff into your pitted dates. Cut bacon slices (don’t use thick cut bacon) and wrap around each date.Cook your dates at 350 for 15 minutes or until your chorizo is cooked through.Then broil for a couple minutes to get your bacon crispy.I served on top of the sauce, sprinkle with cilantro and crumbled queso fresco cheese.