Braai Cherry & Streaky Bacon Skewers
Strips of streaky bacon folded onto a sosatie stick with sweet cherries added inbetween . Quick, easy and delicious!
Ingredients
For the skewers
- 600g streaky bacon
- 300g maraschino cherries, drained reserve juice
- Sosatie sticks
3 Options to choose from
Sweet & Sticky Cherry (Original)
- 300 g 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 optional, 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 BBQ Cherry
- 50ml reserved cherry juice
- 1 tbsp Braai (BBQ) sauce
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- pinch of black pepper
Instructions
- 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.
- Before serving, pour the leftover cherry syrup from the jar over the sosaties (skewers) just as they are done