Trader Joe’s has had an abundance of fresh, ripe figs in its produce section. Yum! They are so good. M’hijito taught me to wrap bacon around figs to make a nice li’l snack. I’d been cooking them on the stove, but recently discovered it’s pretty darned easy to cook them on the gas grill. Or charcoal grill, should you care to go to that much trouble.
Just get yourself one of those grill griddles that has holes in it–inexpensive at Lowe’s or HD. They’re designed, I think, to hold fish without letting it flake into the fire. But they work fine for any small food items.
Wrap a piece of bacon around a fig and secure it in place with a skewer or a long toothpick. The thin-sliced variety seems to work better than thick-sliced bacon, simply because it cooks through quicker. But either will do the job. Place the wrapped figs on the grill griddle pan and put them over medium to medium-high heat. Cook, turning a few times, until the bacon is browned to your taste.
Great for breakfast with some cereal or toast. Great as a casual hors d’oeuvre (they could be finger food, but offer plenty of napkins…and remove the toothpicks). Great all the way around.
I realize I can’t see into your grill, but from what I can see it looks spotless. How in the world do you cook bacon in your grill without causing a fire? I guess I should just google it but my grill is gunked up and horrible to clean. What is your secret?
@ Mrs. Accountability: Turn the heat down. These were cooked over about medium heat. Maybe even medium-low.
Also, my grill’s grates are a fair distance from the burners. In some grills, the grates are too close to the burners, which is one reason you get burnt food — flareups put the flame directly on the food.