Bacon wrapped dates are delicious. The only way they become more delicious is when you serve them atop a raspberry jalapeno sauce.
You'll need these ingredients for the raspberry reduction: 6 ounces of raspberries, jalapenos to taste, a teaspoon of salt, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, and 1/2 cup red wine.
Combine in a pot and cook over medium heat.
Meanwhile, make the filling for the dates. Coarsely chopped pecans and jalapenos combined with goat cheese.
This really isn't an exact science, just mix as much of those ingredients together as you'd like. More jalapenos if you like things on the spicy side, less if you don't. I prefer to add the pecans and leave them in larger pieces because it adds a nice texture to the finished product.
Slice open the dates on one side and remove the pits. Stuff dates with the cheese mixture. Wrap the dates in bacon and secure with toothpicks. Then place the dates on a cookie sheet and put them under the broiler, set on low. Cook until the bacon is starting to crisp. Turn the dates as often as needed to cook the bacon on all sides.
After the sauce has cooked for about 20 minutes and reduced to a nice thickness, it is ready to be strained. Place a strainer inside a bowl so that you catch all the delicious sauce but remove the jalapenos and raspberry seeds.
Then drizzle the sauce on your plate, top with the finished dates, and serve! So good!!!
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