Black Garlic Kitchen

Black Garlic Chestnuts in Blankets

Chestnuts wrapped in bacon are a heavenly combination of flavours and textures. BGK’s sweet and savoury bite-size appetisers basted with an unctuous Black Garlic Glaze are delightfully simple to make and absolutely mouth-watering.

Black Garlic chestnuts in blankets

Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 15 mins | Makes: 30 approx.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp BGK’s Black Garlic Ketchup or commercially available Black Garlic Ketchup
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ¼ tsp dried thyme
  • 10 rashers pancetta – cut in thirds
  • 180g pouch of whole peeled chestnuts 

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180Cfan/Gas6.
  • Start by making the Black Garlic glaze – add the Black Garlic Ketchup, maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika and dried thyme to a small saucepan set over a medium heat. Heat to simmering point to make a glaze then set aside. *
  • Line a baking tray with non-stick baking parchment.
  • Wrap a third of a rasher of pancetta around each chestnut. Secure with a cocktail stick.
  • Place onto the lined baking tray. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and brush a little of the Black Garlic Ketchup glaze over each wrapped chestnut.
  • Return to the oven for a further 5 minutes.
 

To Serve: serve warm or at room temperature as a festive appetiser.

Top Tip: BGK’s Black Garlic Chestnuts in Blankets make an excellent garnish for BGK’s Black Garlic Festive Chestnut Soup.

Top Tip*: There will be Black Garlic glaze leftover. Save the glaze to make another batch of BGK’s Black Garlic Chestnuts in Blankets or use as an alternative glaze for BGK’s Black Garlic Glazed Cocktail Sausages.

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