Bacon-Wrapped Tomato Skewers

Sometimes, the yummiest food doesn’t require a lot of ingredients nor the most sophisticated cooking method. These Japanese bacon-wrapped cherry tomato skewers are so good, and you only need two ingredients to prepare these yummy snacks.

You may spot butabara tomatomaki (豚バラトマト巻き) in a Japanese pub (izakaya) menu, and indeed they go well with a tall glass of cold beer.

Two ingredients and two tools

You will need bacon and cherry tomatoes, and you will also need bamboo skewers and a grill pan.

I use 8-inch bamboo skewers and a 10.5-inch Lodge cast-iron grill pan. I think the length of the skewer is perfect to thread three bacon-wrapped cherry tomatoes, and they also fit perfectly in the Lodge grill pan.

Skewer and grill

First, cut each slice of bacon into three equal-length pieces. You should end up with 24 smaller pieces from the original eight slices of bacon.

Wrap each cherry tomato with a piece of bacon. You should end up with 24 bacon-wrapped cherry tomatoes.

Thread 3 bacon-wrapped cherry tomatoes into each bamboo skewer.

Heat the grill pan over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, brush the grills with a little bit of oil.

If you are using a 10.5-inch Lodge grill pan, you can grill four skewers at a time. It should take about 3-4 minutes per side to cook the bacon until golden brown and slightly crispy.

Serve the grilled bacon-wrapped tomato skewers immediately. Remember to open a bottle of cold beer.