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sweet cherries and folded strips of streaky bacon,
Irene Muller

Sweet ‘n Smoky Cherry Bacon Skewers

Strips of streaky bacon folded onto a sosatie stick with sweet cherries added inbetween . Quick, easy and delicious!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Appetizer, Braai, Brunch
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For the Skewers
  • 600 streaky bacon
  • 300g Maraschino cCerries drained, reserve the juice
  • sosatie sticks (skewers)

3 Options to choose from

Sweet & Sticky Cherry (Original)

  • 300g Marachino Cherries keep the juice for later
  • 50ml reserved cherry juice
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes optiona, for a touch of heat

Spicy Asian Chery

  • 50ml reserved cherry juice
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sriracha or chilli sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp grated ginger

Smoky Braai (BBQ) Cherry

  • 50ml reserved cherry juice
  • 1 tbsp Braai (BBQ) sauce
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • pinch of pepper

Equipment

  • Skewers

Method
 

  1. According to your choice of sauce… Whisk together the cherry juice, soy sauce, honey, garlic and chilli to form a sticky marinade. Thread cherries and streaky bacon alternately onto skewers and brush generously with the marinade. Grill in a closed braai grid over hot coals, turning regularly, until caramelised and crispy. Finish with a final glaze of reserved marinade or cherry syrup before serving.
    Braai Bacon and Cherry Sosaties
  2. Before serving, pour the leftover cherry syrup from the jar over the sosaties (skewers) just as they are done