Devils on Horseback are an appetizer made by stuffing a date or prune with cheese, wrapping it in bacon, and baking it. Variations include using different fruits and cheeses. Angels on Horseback are a similar dish made with lighter ingredients like dried apricots or oysters. Both can be served on toast with dipping sauces.
Devils on Horseback refers to a dish typically served as an appetizer or as part of a light meal. They consist of a date or prune, which is a dried plum, that is cut open and stuffed with a small piece of cheese. Different types of cheese can be used for this dish, although it is often a fairly hard cheese such as Asiago or Stilton. The date or plum is then wrapped in a small piece of bacon and the devils on horseback are then baked in the oven until the bacon is cooked through.
There are many different ways devils on horseback can be made, although the basic method and general arrangement of ingredients is fairly standard. In its simplest form, this dish consists of one type of core food that is small in size and stuffed with another complimentary food. The center piece is then wrapped with a piece of bacon, often long enough to go around it once, and cooked in a hot oven. While this is an easy way to make devils on horseback, the central ingredient can be selected from a huge range of possibilities to create many variations on this staple dish.
Some of the more common ingredients for devils on horseback include dates and prunes, both of which are quite similar in terms of texture and sweetness. A plum is a prune and both of these fruits are usually opened to allow something else to be stuffed into them. Other types of fruit may be used to fill them, such as small cubes of mango or apple, although cheese is commonly used. The cheese used to make the devils on horseback should complement the sweet flavor of the fruit, as well as the saltiness of the bacon that surrounds it.
A similar kind of appetizer to devils can also be made, which are called angels on horseback. While the central component of the first course is dark in color, like a plum, the angels on horseback are made with light ingredients like a dried apricot. Many traditional recipes, however, use an oyster, rather than any fruit, which can be topped with hot sauce and other ingredients.
These are still wrapped in a strip of bacon, much like devils on horseback, and then cooked before serving. Both dishes can be eaten plain, although they are often served on a piece of toast. Various dipping sauces can also be served with them, which work well with their salty sweetness.
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