Rattlesnake Tails
- 12 pieces Whole Anaheim Chiles, As Straight And Round As You Can Find
- 1 pound Ground Turkey, 85% Lean
- 1 pound Hot Breakfast Sausage (I Used Jimmy Dean Brand)
- 1 Tablespoon Tiger Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Garlic Salt
- 1- 1/2 Tablespoon Your Favorite BBQ Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Pepper
- 1 piece (optional) Jalapeno Chile, Seeded, Veined And Minced
- 12 slices Bacon, Standard Thin Sliced
- 1/2 cups Your Favorite Barbecue Sauce
- 1/4 cups Honey
- 3 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
- Note: Tiger Sauce can be found with the hot sauce in most grocery stores.
- It has a big tiger head on the label (http://www.amazon.com/TryMe-Tiger-Sauce-10-oz/dp/B000BD3XU0)
- Wash the Anaheim chiles and cut the stem ends off so that they are of equal length.
- Cut a long V-shaped sliver out of one side of each chile.
- Start at the cut end, about 1/4 wide and end about an inch from the tip.
- The intention is to get them to open enough to seed, de-vein and stuff.
- Remove the seeds and veins from each chile.
- Mix all of the remaining ingredients (except the bacon, BBQ sauce, honey and butter) well in a large mixing bowl.
- Roll a tapered cylinder of the stuffing and fit it into the chile, packing it loosely from the tapered end up.
- You want it full, but not overflowing.
- Wrap each chile with one of the bacon slices.
- Starting about 1 from the cut end, tuck the end of the slice between the inside of the pepper and the stuffing.
- Stretch it around the pepper in a spiral pattern moving toward the other end without overlapping.
- Tuck the other end in the tapered end of the chile, just as you started.
- It should leave you with about an inch of chile exposed at each end.
- Start your fire and prepare for indirect cooking at medium-high heat (about 300 degrees F).
- Add one small chunk of fruit wood (apple or cherry) to the fire about 10 minutes before adding the chiles.
- Wood chips soaked for 30-60 minutes will work well, too.
- If youre using a gas grill, make a smoker pouch.
- Dust each wrapped chile lightly with the seasoning.
- Cook the chiles with indirect heat for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, turning once at the halfway point.
- Mix the BBQ sauce, honey and butter in a small bowl, and set aside.
- Glaze each chile on one side, turn, glaze the other side, and cook another 15 minutes.
- Glaze and turn the chiles again, then cook another 10 minutes.
- Remove and serve immediately.
- Enjoy.
anaheim chiles, ground turkey, sausage, tiger sauce, garlic salt, lemon pepper, jalapeno chile, bacon, barbecue sauce, honey, butter
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/rattlesnake-tails/ (may not work)