Obimaki Enoki

Total Time: 13 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb fresh enoki mushrooms
• 6 slices bacon, strips rindless smokey fatty
• 4 lemon wedges
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut the root off of the enokitake mushrooms. [about 3/4 inch from end].
• 2 do not separate stems. cut bacon lenghtwise if you need to cut it.
• 3 divide mushrooms into 12 bunches. place one bunch near end of bacon strip. you should see 1 to 1/2 inches of the mushroom at end of bacon.
• 4 carefully roll the strip. tuck stray short stems inside roll. slide the bacon up slightly to cover about 1 1/2 inch of the mushrooms [it is going to lap over] secure ends with toothpick.
• 5 repeat.
• 6 preheat grill or broiler to highest heat. place roll on oiled or pammed wire rack. grill until bacon is crisp and mushrooms start to burn. about 10 to 13 minutes.
• 7 remove rolls and place on board. use a fork and knife, chop each roll in half in middle of bacon belt. arrange the top half standing upright and the bottom half lying next to it.
• 8 serve with lemon and pepper.
• 9 you can sub chives in place of the mushrooms. you can also use garlic shoots when they are 4 1/2 inches long.