Eyes of Ox (Ojos de Buey) recipe

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Ingredients

24 pitted prunes
12 bacon strips, cut in half
8 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 20 minutes

Nutrition Info

136 calories
carbohydrate: 16 g
cholesterol: 15.4 mg
fat: 6 g
fiber: 1.8 g
protein: 5.8 g
saturatedFat: 1.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 324.4 mg
sugar: 10.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Wrap each prune with one of the pieces of bacon. Thread three of the wrapped prunes onto each skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until the bacon is crisp, about 12 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.

Recipe Yield

24 prunes

Recipe Note

This is a favorite at any Venezuelan get-together from Maracaibo. My mom used to make these Ojos de Buey for almost every party at our home. It is so easy to make that your kids can help.

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